(NEXSTAR) — There have been several changes to government benefit payments already this year, including increased checks for some and clawbacks for outstanding overpayments for others. In about two ...

When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...

The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...

Your claiming age also affects the size of your Social Security checks. The government assigns everyone a full retirement age (FRA) based on their birth year. Most people today have FRAs of 67, though ...

If you've lost everything in the flood including your wallet, here is how you can start replacing the contents and your vital ...

Thomas Shedd, commissioner of GSA's Technology Transformation Services, directed agencies to eliminate the “low-hanging fruit” of unnecessary federal websites.

Social Security checks worth up to $2,002 are hitting bank accounts today, July 9. Here’s who is getting paid, how much, and what to expect next.

The decrease was not driven by Americans earning less, but was instead attributed to a reduction in Social Security payments.

For those not yet receiving Social Security benefits, the idea of setting up a 'my Social Security' account might seem ...

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) proposed a new method to account for the expected lapse in the Social Security Trust Fund. A June report from the program’s Old-Age and Survivors ...

Social Security is an important source of income for millions of retirees. However the program has a lot of ins and outs, and ...

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.