When planning for retirement, it's a good idea to think about how much money you'll need, and also how much you'll ...

There's a reason 62 is a very popular age to file for Social Security. It happens to be the earliest age seniors are allowed ...

The big Social Security change happening in 2026 is a change to the full retirement age (FRA). FRA is the age you can claim ...

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Social Security plays a pretty big role in many people's retirement planning -- and with good reason. Benefits can start as ...

Every year, the Social Security Administration publishes what's called the contribution and benefit base. That number is the ...

The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk — even as they promise no ...

Amid increasing outrage over proposed changes to Social Security benefit access, staff reduction and recent website outages, some may be monitoring their payments with a little extra scrutiny in ...

April marks the first month that boosted benefits will be paid out to those who were formally impacted by the Windfall ...

The SSA, which distributes benefits to around 70 million Americans, has undergone various changes thanks to DOGE works.

First, most retirees eligible for Social Security can receive their payments abroad. There is an exception for those living ...

If you receive an upward adjustment to your monthly Social Security benefits due to the SSFA, how you pay your Medicare ...