Even with cost-of-living increases, Social Security barely covers basic living expenses in most places. But regardless of how far your money goes where you live, retirees count on these benefits and ...

Social Security beneficiaries can look forward to receiving a slight increase in their payments in 2025. Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the second, third or fourth ...

In January, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions had ...

In the waning days of 2025, the maximum Social Security check stands at $5,108 per month, and it's set to rise next year with the just-announced 2.8% COLA. While it's an impressive figure, in reality, ...

Beginning Sept. 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop sending paper checks to recipients. For those who don't have a checking account and need time, the SSA says there will be ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated when Social Security checks would be sent out. As some Social Security recipients received two checks in August, ...

Retirees are on track for a cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. While the COLA hasn't been announced yet, the news will hopefully come in October. Not all retirees will receive the same extra amount in ...

Social Security is a major source of income for more than 74.5 million Americans. How far does the average check actually go? Most retirees collect about $1,955 a month from Social Security as of ...

Social Security has just turned 90, and it's a vital program, lifting some 22 million people above the poverty line, per the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. An eye-opening 56% of respondents ...

There is a good portion of the American population that relies on Social Security as their primary, and sometimes sole, source of income. In fact, nearly 7.4 million people rely on these benefits in ...