Millions of Americans will be receiving their monthly Social Security payments this week—the fifth payment sent to recipients ...

The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable ...

Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...

In 1935, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating the Social Security Administration to manage it. The agency sends monthly checks to retirees, meant to ...

The SSA uses September’s CPI to chart cost-of-living adjustments, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics has halted data collection.

The 2026 COLA is 2.8% for both SS and SSI benefits. 75M Americans affected, with SSI payments starting Dec. 31, 2025. It’s a ...

Social Security benefits are an important income source, but many younger Americans are worried that they won't receive the money they have been promised. In fact, a majority of older Americans ...

New rules could mean you get more—or less—in each benefit check next year. Here’s how to calculate the amount. The rules for ...

The chances of a government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, are increasing as President Donald Trump and congressional Democratic leaders have just hours to reach an agreement, or else many federal ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. October's SSI ...

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the Social Security ...

Combined income is your adjusted gross income plus any tax-exempt interest and half your Social Security benefit.