For many Americans, Social Security is a cornerstone of retirement planning, crucial for preventing poverty in old age.

If you want to do your own calculations, you can check your estimated benefit at different ages with your Social Security ...

On the one hand, that's an increase from the 2.3% projection the group put out earlier in the year. On the other hand, a 2.4% ...

A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...

The Social Security Administration is launching digital SSN access this summer. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of ...

The Social Security Administration is about to get a new commissioner, but that’s only the latest of a series of changes at ...

This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits,” ...

Spike in early Social Security claims this year points to growing concerns about the health of the Social Security system, ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.

The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration two victories in cases involving the Department of Government ...