The table below shows the approximate average Social Security checks for retirees by age and gender in 2026. It is based on ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

After a year of market swings and slowly creeping inflation, high-income earners will see a subtle but costly change in 2026: ...

In 2026, some retirees will owe taxes on their Social Security benefits. This is true despite the fact that President Donald ...

For much of the year, more Social Security beneficiaries focus on the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA directly ...

Learn about six important Social Security changes coming in 2026, from COLA adjustments to higher tax limits, and how they ...

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that ...

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's ...

Retirement planner Dana Anspach explains why timing Social Security benefits requires more than rules of thumb or recent ...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls rolled out a Social Security plan he said would extend the program's solvency and ...

The SSA pays monthly benefits to more than 70 million Americans, including retirees and people with disabilities.

For members of those groups, SSI benefits will be issued on the 1st of each month, with Social Security benefits following a ...