Until now, Social Security has been the one retirement check you didn’t have to worry about. You paid in, you got your benefits, end of story. But now that the bargain is under real pressure. The ...

Social Security rule for retirees explained: A new law, the Social Security Fairness Act, is boosting benefits for public sector workers. This change removes penalties for those with pensions from ...

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Most retirees know the basics: claim early and get less, wait and get more. But a law signed in early 2025 rewrote rules that ...

Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois. As a ...

The earlier Social Security fund insolvency date is predicted due to concerns of higher inflation in the coming years.

The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset should have restored benefits for everyone. For some retirees, the checks are still coming late or not at all.

Millions of seniors saw their Social Security benefits increase significantly as a result of a 2025 law change. They could be at risk of paying a large Social Security benefit tax this filing season.

New legislation from President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending package last year will shrink income to the fund, CRFB said.

If you are collecting Social Security right now, or planning to start soon, 2026 has brought more changes than most years. A new cost-of-living bump, a major administrative overhaul launching in days, ...

Social Security's main trust fund could be depleted a year earlier than expected, according to a projection from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released earlier this month. The CBO forecasts ...