USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.

You will receive Social Security on Dec. 3, and SSI on Dec. 1, if you began receiving Social Security before May 1997 or if ...

The requirements for benefits change in most years, including 2026. Here's what you need to know.

Retirees might not actually receive as much extra money from next year's Social Security COLA as they anticipate.

Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the government shutdown that lasted from October to mid-November.

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

The SSA puts the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit before next year's 2.8% COLA at $2,015 per month. Once ...

The SSA confirmed in October that all beneficiaries will receive a 2.8 percent boost to their benefits next year, known as ...

Beneficiaries should receive a one‑page COLA notice in late November via the my Social Security account or by mail in ...

Some payments from the U.S. Social Security Administration will arrive a little bit differently this December.

Social Security benefits change for each beneficiary depending on their current and past income, and the age at which they ...

Social Security will only pay you one set of monthly benefits at a time. So if you're eligible for $1,400 a month based on ...