Rules are changing. Here's what they're likely to look like next year, so you'll know exactly what to expect if you're working and collecting benefits.

Several Social Security Administration (SSA) changes are arriving this month for beneficiaries. On October 15, the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be finalized for next year, determining the adjustment for benefit increases to take effect in January.

LITTLE ROCK — Q. How does Social Security decide if I am disabled? A. For an adult to be considered disabled, Social Security must determine that you are unable to do the work you did before and unable to adjust to any other work that exists in ...

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You're getting a Social Security raise next year. But you won't keep all the money, due to Medicare premium increases.

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano on Friday walked back his remark made earlier in the day that raising the retirement age was among the entitlement reforms being considered by the Trump administration. In an interview with Fox ...

The federal government has officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a stopgap funding bill by Tuesday’s deadline. A spokesperson for the Social Security Administration confirmed Wednesday in an email to KQED: Following their September ...

Social Security's latest Trustees report wasn't exactly positive. The most recent estimates have Social Security's combined trust funds running dry by 2034. Benefit cuts are possible at that point, though not guaranteed. Whether you're retired or still ...