If you haven't yet hit your full retirement age, you're one of those retirees with fewer options for benefit increases.

SSI payments arrive on Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 because of a Social Security calendar rule. Also, another round of disability ...

Workers who claim benefits at the earliest eligible age of 62 can receive up to $2,831 per month. Those who wait until full ...

All Social Security recipients can get one do-over in their lifetime. If you withdraw your application for benefits and repay ...

The Social Security earnings test applies to individuals who are working and claiming benefits while under their full ...

Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger ...

January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 17 days. SSI payments ...

As January 1 is a federal holiday, SSI recipients are scheduled to receive their January 2026 payment a day early—on December ...

The current taxable maximum in 2025 is $176,100. This means that workers who earned more than $176,000 in 2025 are paying Social Security taxes up to the taxable maximum; workers who earn less are ...

Social Security beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of how much they could expect each month through the SSA’s calculator.

The Cato Institute released polling that shows a big generational divide over Social Security reform and widespread ...

Issues with the Social Security Administration's death database have resulted in millions of delayed or lost life insurance benefits.