The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about ...

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More than 100 million Americans have created personal My Social Security accounts, the SSA has announced.

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The maximum Social Security check has never looked better than it does in 2026. The richest beneficiaries are now taking home ...

After shedding thousands of employees, SSA is reassigning workers amid fears the moves will cause backlogs to grow.

Waiting to claim Social Security benefits until age 70 would maximize your retirement income and secure a stronger financial ...

The U.S.’s Social Security Administration is on Wednesday issuing the next round of monthly benefits across the country.

Here are five steps that can help you make the most of your benefits.

This means your earliest, lowest-paid working years often don’t affect your final benefit calculation — as long as you ...

There are three boxes you need to check before you apply. And you'll have to put in some real work to pull this off.