Expect difficulties as the Social Security Administration faces a larger workload and fewer resources. But arming yourself ...

A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially closing 10% of the program’s funding gap.

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

Hypothetically, if the U.S. government redeemed this $2.555 trillion and simply returned it to Social Security, the program would lose out on more than $60 billion in estimated annual interest income.

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

If you're receiving Social Security or are planning to apply soon, 2025 brings several important updates and resources you should be aware of. Whether you're retired, disabled, or supporting a family ...

Earnings limits, benefit caps, and work credits are all shifting next year—and some changes affect people not even collecting ...

Social Security is on track to deplete its trust funds by 2034, one year sooner than previously forecast, when the federal retirement program will be required to cut monthly benefits by about 20%. The ...

A review from Social Security trustees has given the program until 2034 until it runs out of money, which is one year earlier than anticipated. For the millions of people dependent on the monthly ...

SSI is a federal welfare program that really has nothing to do with Social Security, other than the fact that it is managed by the Social Security Administration. Juanmonino / Getty Images I can tell ...

Social Security payments are coming to Georgians in January, but there may have been some confusion regarding the first ...

The changes range from an increase in work credit requirements to a relatively modest cost-of-living adjustment.