Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you could lose them if you have more than $2,000 in a savings account for emergencies. But with ...

What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? DEAR NEED– Getting Social Security Disability Insurance benefits when you're unable to work can indeed be challenging. The first ...

This week marks the beginning of significant changes for some Social Security beneficiaries. While most will receive their payments as scheduled, some retirees will see a reduction.

If you started getting SSDI before May 1997, you'd usually receive your payment on the third day of every month. Note that ...

The more modestly you can live, the easier your retirement. And here's a secret: You can live like a millionaire in retirement, if you have a roof over your head that's paid for, and you enjoy your ...

Social Security recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits are on a normal schedule for July. SSA could ...

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper Social Security checks will get theirs in the mail in September. President ...

The challenge If you've ever looked at a paycheck and wondered what FICA stands for, it's the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Of your gross wages, 6.2% goes into FICA to pay for Social ...

Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities in 2034 if lawmakers don't act to address the program's pending ...