Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for ...

For many retirees, Social Security benefits form the backbone of their financial stability. The calculation of these benefits is based on your highest 35 years of earnings. During these years, you ...

Here's a look at whether you should be delighted or worried about the bill. (Spoiler: You may want to put away the confetti ...

The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...

The Social Security Administration sets precise criteria for granting retirement or disability benefits. In general, you must have worked long enough in jobs covered by this system and have made ...

A file photo of a Social Security card with cash and a payment invoice. Benefits are paid to all recipients on a monthly basis. GETTY. Thanks to the COLA, the estimated average retirement benefit ...

Not every Social Security recipient will get the maximum monthly amount of $4,873. The average monthly retirement benefit paid to claimants in January 2024 was $1,907 .

Some Social Security recipients will see their monthly payment amount increase in April as a recently enacted law is implemented. Americans who receive a public-sector pension in retirement were ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is changing how you apply for new benefits and update your direct deposit information. After some pushback, the timeline for implementing the changes has ...