I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead.

When a mom realized her ex had been pocketing the Social Security checks meant for their kids, the internet did not mince ...

Social Security is edging toward a deadline that will force Washington to choose between math and promises. The program's ...

Social Security won’t be enough for many to get through retirement — yet many Americans are relying heavily (or solely) on it to fund their golden years. More than half (52%) of working Americans ...

The Social Security Administration’s claims that its customer service has shown significant improvement are accurate, a government oversight group reported Monday, but critics argue the report’s ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, the last group will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more SSI check ...

As the new year approaches, Americans preparing their finances should be aware of several Social Security changes for 2026. More than 70 million people across the U.S. receive money from the Social ...

Multimillionaire and former Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney believes the wealthy need to pay more in taxes to fund the doomed Social Security Trust Fund. Romney wrote an op-ed in the New York Times ...

Nine states tax Social Security benefits. More than 5 million people in Florida claim Social Security benefits. See whether the state taxes them. The federal government does take a cut from Social ...

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 ...

The third round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days. Homeland Security funding frozen thanks to ICE as Democrats demand guardrails Byron ...

Americans like Social Security, but no one wants to pay for it, a new survey shows. To keep Social Security, 53% of Americans under age 30 say they’d rather cut benefits for current retirees than pay ...