The top Social Security check could be hefty right now, but few retirees actually qualify for the maximum amount.

Once the Social Security Administration officially announces the COLA, it will send out notices to all seniors with their new benefit amount for 2026. These usually arrive in December. But you can ...

Since President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, a core focus of his presidency has been to eliminate waste in ...

In the midst of the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, President Donald Trump reiterated his campaign ...

Social Security Administration employees staff offices, answer phones and maintain the internal systems of programs that ...

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively ...

Social Security relies mostly on payroll tax revenue to cover its expenses. In the coming years, though, that income stream is expected to decline due to a shrinking workforce.

The average worker with disabilities can expect a 2.7% COLA to increase their payout by $42.72 per month to about $1,625. As ...

Sixty-nine million Americans rely on social security checks, and that number is only going up. CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson joins TODAY to break down what to know about ...

Starting September 30, 2025, the SSA will stop issuing paper checks for those who still receive their benefits this way.

The Social Security Act was signed into law in August 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and has been a cornerstone of ...