In 2025, Social Security beneficiaries received a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. At the time, that raise was disappointing, since it was considerably lower than the 3.2% COLA that arrived in ...

Social Security is a financial lifeline for retirees, but the way you access it is shifting. As 2025 unfolds, administrative ...

The unsecured database also holds dates of birth, parents' names, and other personal information—and Russia, China, and Iran ...

More people claiming Social Security in their early 60s won’t have a negative long-term impact on the program’s finances ...

We’re always warned to keep our Social Security number secret, but what if you were told it wasn’t? The Office of the ...

Shortly afterward, the Social Security Administration press office would typically release the much-anticipated COLA number once inflation data for September was announced. All that was thrown into ...

Social Security checks are one of the most important sources of income for seniors because of the unique advantages that they ...

The average Social Security recipient can expect to see a $648 annual raise in 2026. Though the final numbers will not be ...

Growing older has its challenges, and many seniors only have Social Security to count on when it's time to pay the bills.

The maximum monthly Social Security check is currently $5,108, or $61,296 annually. Here's the salary you need to claim the ...

Social Security is facing a financial crisis, and a proposed solution is to phase out the program, allowing workers to opt ...