Key Points Social Security is a lifeline for older Americans, but unfair policies routinely cost seniors money. Adjusting the ...

A second amendment came on April 14, when the SSA announced that anyone wishing to apply for Social Security or make account ...

With a significant rise in Social Security applications, retirees face financial decisions influenced by legislation and ...

In 1983, with Social Security's asset reserves virtually exhausted, a bipartisan Congress passed, and then-President Ronald ...

Donald Trump’s latest Social Security proposal includes raising the full retirement age and breaking past promises not to ...

Seniors are unlikely to get a break on paying taxes on their Social Security benefits, an issue that impacts more people each ...

Social Security overpayments often follow changes in income, marital status or disability status.

New government inflation data shows the pace of inflation has subsided from pandemic-era highs. Social Security beneficiaries ...

The agency currently has a backlog of approximately 575,000 applications thanks to a prior policy involved in the application process.

Concerns that job cuts and policy changes could threaten their benefits seem to be prompting a wave of people to sign up now ...