Social Security checks are set to rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA increase. Retirees can expect an average monthly payment of ...

Social Security benefits are the backbone of retirement income for tens of millions of households, so even a small change in monthly payments can ripple through family budgets. The annual ...

Social Security’s final December payments arrive this week, with checks scheduled for Christmas Eve. See who qualifies, payment dates, and why benefits rise in January 2026.

Social Security maximum benefits in 2026 after COLA adjustment: In 2026, the maximum Social Security retirement benefit is ...

For years, public workers have received reduced Social Security benefits because of two provisions in the Social Security Act: 1983’s Windfall Elimination Provision and 1977’s Government Pension ...

Like most Americans, I took Social Security for granted for most of my life. Until about 10 years ago, I carried a vague idea that the program had been promised to Moses on Mount Sinai (whaddya mean ...

Social Security is the backbone of retirement income for tens of millions of Americans, yet headlines about "bankruptcy" have ...

Learn how working impacts Social Security benefits. Understand the earning limits, potential reductions, and strategies to ...

With a government shutdown looming, Congress faces a fast-approaching midnight deadline on Friday to pass a funding bill. Without an eleventh-hour deal, hundreds of thousands of federal workers could ...

Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe Rogan. “This is why the Democrats want to destroy me,” Musk says, previewing ...

Suspending your retirement benefits means exactly that – it involves requesting a temporary break from receiving your monthly payouts. But because it’s Social Security, there are certain rules that ...

Today’s column involves a husband and wife, both of whom were getting Social Security benefits — and the husband dies.