Key Points Social Security benefits could be broadly reduced within a decade.While lawmakers are no doubt working on a fix, ...

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit you qualify for when you reach your full retirement age (FRA). FRA is 67 ...

For example, if you claim at age 62, your payments will be much lower than if you waited. Retirement age increases for ...

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.

Social Security payments are set to go out May 14 – a few days later than is typical. That's because Social Security payments for the month of May come later than any other month of the year.

Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments arrive a little later than normal this month due to a quirk in the safety net program’s payment calendar.

The first monthly batch of Social Security benefits are paid later this May than in any other month this year due to a quirk in the 2025 calendar and the SSA's payment schedule.

Social Security checks will be sent out pretty much like normal in May, but there is one exception. Here's what to know about payment dates for May.

Your Social Security card is going digital — if you want it to. The Social Security Administration announced the "modernized, secure and accessible alternative" in April as a "simple solution ...

Social Security checks will be sent out pretty much like normal in June, but there is one exception. Here's what to know about payment dates for June.

Correction: According to the Social Security website, if you aren’t applying for benefits or changing out direct deposit information, you don’t need to contact Social Security to verify your ...

Employees with Social Security will need to update each of these complicated cases manually. If you didn’t receive your increase in April, you should continue watching out for a notice from the SSA.