The Republican-backed 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' has stirred debate over its approach to Social Security, diverging from ...

COLA increase might be just 2.4%—the lowest in years. Here’s how shrinking Social Security raises housing risks for retirees.

The U.S. Social Security program, a financial lifeline for millions, has reached a record high in beneficiaries. This unprecedented figure highlights the growing reliance on the program and ...

Benefits would still increase with inflation, not be reduced, but grow at a slower rate. ∎ If you can afford to wait until you are 70 years old to claim Social Security at its maximum monthly ...

The SSA reported in late April that it has seen a "dramatic increase" in the number of Americans filing for initial Social Security benefits since January. This increase is across age groups and ...

The Social Security Administration has processed 2.3M benefit adjustments. But that still leaves roughly 900K Americans ...

Eligible seniors who haven't gotten their benefit increase yet can expect the adjustments by early November. During his final days in office, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security ...

Before receiving your Social Security benefit increase, you should have received a notice from the Social Security Administration telling you what your new checks would look like. How much more ...

Some Social Security beneficiaries will be getting ... due to get a one-time retroactive payment – to cover the increase in their benefit amount back to January 2024 – should have seen the ...

3.2 million Americans will get larger Social Security benefits thanks to a recent law change. This could increase their likelihood of owing Social Security benefit taxes. Preparing for these taxes ...

Eligible recipients should have started receiving the increase in March. Since Social Security Administration officials began sending increased benefits on March 4, the agency paid 1.12 million ...