The average benefit has reached a historic high, but it may not go as far as you'd hoped.

Your age at sign up will dictate the size of your Social Security benefit. Spouses can coordinate their claiming strategies to maximize their household benefits. Having the necessary documents at hand ...

Social Security payments for February follow a normal schedule. What to know if the federal government shuts down.

Every month you delay your Social Security application increases your benefit. Working and claiming Social Security while under your full retirement age (FRA) puts you at risk of losses from the ...

Here's when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment rules mean in 2026.

Social Security payments for February follow a normal schedule. These checks are the second to reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living increase (COLA).

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to the program that had worried some experts. By Mark Miller Many older ...

Even careful retirees miss a Social Security rule that locks in choices. Learn how claiming age affects switching, suspending ...

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

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...