So what are these benefits, exactly? Well, the overall average monthly Social Security benefit for retirees was $2,007 as of ...

For decades, U.S. taxpayers have paid into Social Security with each paycheck, only to discover later that up to 85% of those ...

This month's payment was distributed in August due to Sept. 1 being Labor Day, as the SSA doesn't issue payments on federal ...

It’s not. To repeat, SSI is a federal welfare program that has nothing to do with Social Security other than the fact that it ...

Social Security has started increasing the full retirement age for some age groups. See what age you are eligible to retire ...

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 will be announced in October, but estimates already anticipate a ...

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 ...