While a sizable COLA is often welcomed by retirees, it usually ends up being a double-edged sword. Inflation going up means ...

About 72.5 million Americans, including retirees, disabled people and children, receive Social Security benefits.

Many people, such as President Donald Trump and many members of Congress, are excited about what they refer to as the "Big Beautiful Bill." Others are not happy at all. Part of the problem is that ...

Social Security reform is inevitable and could take many forms. The SSA could cut benefits, or freeze or slow cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). They could start means-testing recipients to deny or ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) protect the purchasing power of benefits from inflation. The board of trustees expect benefits to increase 2.4% to 3% next year, which would ...

Using guaranteed income, like Social Security, to pay everyday bills may save me from withdrawing from retirement accounts before I'm ready. Given the work that needs to be done to secure Social ...

Divorce can be financially devastating, especially later in life. But if your marriage lasted at least 10 years, you could be eligible to collect Social Security benefits based on your ex’s work ...

Have you received a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA)? If you're the recipient of an overpayment, you may owe the office some money. Starting on Thursday, March 27, the SSA reversed ...

Social Security is $25 trillion out of whack, the only way in-whack it is to raise taxes or cut benefits, and Americans oppose both. Pretty much all Americans oppose raising taxes, on themselves, at ...

It consolidates nine existing social security laws into a single, streamlined framework that extends coverage to organised, unorganised, gig, and platform workers alike, an official statement said.