The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

Supplemental Security Income recipients will not receive a payment in November and will instead receive it a few days early.

The SSA's final October payments went out this week, and some beneficiaries will see two deposits in October - including an early SSI payment on Oct. 31 - before the next checks arrive in November.

While payments continue flowing, certain in-person services have been suspended during the three-week shutdown.

Maryland lawmakers say they expect to hold hearings in the coming weeks on a new audit that uncovered a litany of problems at the Social Services Administration. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters) Maryland lawmakers plan to hold hearings ...

After a delay from the federal shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the annual cost-of-living adjustment for the next year.

A scathing audit finds Maryland's Social Services Administration failed to protect some children in its care from sex offenders and did not provide basic medical and dental care to thousands of vulnerable juveniles. Sen. Shelley Hettleman, the Baltimore ...