If you receive Social Security benefits in 2026, there are several changes to the program that will impact your payments.

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

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’s 2026 benefits-distribution calendar features a run of ahead-of-schedule payments.

According to estimates from the SSA's 2026 COLA Fact Sheet, the average monthly retired-worker benefit is expected to climb ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%. This is the increase all Social Security beneficiaries, ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is weighing a proposal that cuts or ends SSI payments to some recipients. If enacted, nearly 400,000 SSI recipients could be affected. As of now, no final decision has been ...