More than 70 million Americans rely on monthly payments from the SSA, including retirees and people with disabilities.

Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

The Social Security Administration’s 2026 benefits-distribution calendar features a run of ahead-of-schedule payments.

The U.S.’s Social Security Administration is poised to distribute another batch of benefits payments for January 2026.

This social safety net also stretches to support another group of people: those struggling with mental or physical disabilities. And while the bar for receiving benefits from the Social Security ...

Discover the Ticket to Work Program, a free initiative helping disability beneficiaries work without losing crucial benefits ...

Get the latest on Social Security benefits, COLA updates, and policy changes — what they mean for retirees, SSI recipients and your wallet.

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

Social Security benefits are a critical source of income for many people. Unfortunately, some of the individuals who are reliant on benefits may soon find themselves facing one of the biggest benefit ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a ...