If you've saved and invested and aren't counting on Social Security to cover your expenses, filing at 62 may make sense.

A collection pause is uncertain to continue in the new year for an estimated 452,000 Social Security beneficiaries who are ...

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know ...

The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) has been finalized for 2026. In an announcement on Oct. 24, the Social ...

Each year, the SSA sets a "wage base limit," which is the maximum amount of your income that's subject to Social Security's ...

The SSA is moving to a digital-first system. Paper checks are being phased out in favor of electronic payments.

Last month, one of the kindergarten students I counsel as a social work intern was absent from class for most of the week.

Instead, the system has a qualifying mechanism based on the amount of Social Security credits you have accumulated. You need ...

At least 7,000 SSA workers have been laid off this year as the Trump administration has proposed a number of plans to ...

Social Security rules have some changes in store for 2026, such as tax rules and cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what ...

Social Security payments will follow a normal schedule for December ahead of the 2.8% cost-of-living increase (COLA) starting ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%, but over time, a pattern has emerged in how the agency calculates ...