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Today, the Social Security Administration is scheduled to distribute benefits checks across the U.S., as part of the agency’s ...

A history-making Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026 will lift nominal-dollar retired-worker checks well ...

See how the 2026 Social Security changes will affect your COLA, earnings limits, taxes, and net deposit, and what to check ...

There is no limit on earnings for workers who are at full retirement age or older for the entire year. The 2.8% increase will ...

Social Security benefits are not able to meet the needs of beneficiaries, resulting from the financial burden that rising ...

Social Security survivor benefits have different rules than spousal benefits, and both work differently from the retirement ...

There was no benefit to delaying your application past your full retirement age. That means you’ve missed out on several months of survivor benefits you could have been receiving. You can get six ...

My sister has a limited time left as she has been told by her doctors. She is currently on long-term disability. Her husband, 70, is not yet collecting Social Security. Can he start collecting under ...

Losing a loved one is emotionally overwhelming, and navigating the administrative steps afterward can feel daunting. If someone receiving Social Security or Medicare benefits has ...

Shoring up Social Security for future generations is going to require some tough and (likely) unpopular decisions.