Social Security's rules are quietly shifting again in 2026, and this time the change is permanent. The full retirement age is reaching its final scheduled reset, and that tweak will ripple through how ...

The highest income Social Security beneficiaries are now set to see a maximum benefit of $5,251 per month. That's an increase ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

As the new year begins, savings have hit unprecedented levels, but rising health care costs and growing poverty make ...

Those planning to retire, or who have already retired, can expect to see some notable changes in the new year.

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...

Some of the recent news about talks to raise the mandatory retirement age brought unsettled times for many experienced workers. In September, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank ...