Because women often are paid less than men and live longer, it is critical that they review their eligible Social Security ...

Find out the full 2026 Social Security and SSI payment schedule, including COLA increases, holiday adjustments and important ...

From tax surprises to benefit reductions, these are the key Social Security changes that happen after a spouse dies, and how ...

For between 80% and 90% of retirees, Social Security income is a necessity, in some capacity, to make ends meet. A history-making cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is on the way for Social Security's ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

More than half of all U.S. states have been encouraged by the federal government to change laws surrounding Social Security benefits and children in foster care. The Department of Health and Human ...

For millions of retirees, Social Security isn't just a helpful benefit; it's the backbone of their monthly budget after they've stopped working. And, as inflation continues to keep everyday costs ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

Federal officials are urging 39 states, including Wisconsin, to quit hoarding federal benefits that are supposed to go to children in foster care, but that agencies instead take to help pay for their ...

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – A federal official from Idaho is taking steps in his new post to end a nationwide practice of states collecting Social Security benefits entitled to foster youth and using ...

A federal official from Idaho is taking steps in his new post to end a nationwide practice of states collecting Social Security benefits entitled to foster youth and using it to pay for the children’s ...