Prepare for 2026 Social Security updates now, including 2.8% COLA, earnings-test limits changes, SSI and disability ...

Many advanced countries also have higher Social Security taxes than ours — which totals 12.4%, split between worker and ...

The increase will show up earlier for the 7.5 million people who receive Supplemental Security Income. Those payments will be made on Dec. 31, 2025. SSI is traditionally paid on the first of each ...

Delaying Social Security past full retirement age can raise your check about 8% per year until 70. See who benefits, key trade-offs, and ways to bridge the gap.

And now due to the government shutdown, the Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program, one of the few that helps low-income Americans pay their energy bills, and that prioritizes the elderly, the ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees are struggling.

In some cases, working while taking Social Security can reduce your monthly payment. While these reductions are temporary, ...

The higher the Social Security benefit, the more money that you can collect every year when the COLA is announced.

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually ...

One of the recent suggestions is from the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan policy analysis and research group. It has proposed that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, ...

Will November Social Security benefit payments go out in November if the shutdown continues? Here's what to know, ...