Social Security is racing toward a funding cliff at the same time millions of Americans are still fuzzy on how the program actually works. The gap between the system's financial reality and the public ...

Social Security is one of the most hotly debated social programs in America. While all seem to acknowledge that it's a vital necessity, how the program is funded and administered -- as well as its ...

It's often the assumptions people make about how the Social Security system works rather than the program itself that quietly ...

Social Security’s OASI trust fund can pay full benefits until 2033, but only 77% thereafter without legislative fixes. Social Security may have to cut benefits if lawmakers don’t find a way to boost ...

They entered the job market during the Great Recession and began to make strides in their careers as a global pandemic hit, so perhaps it’s no surprise that millennials may wind up historically ...

Social Security provides important benefits for seniors, but some of the rules have flaws. One flaw relates to how cost-of-living adjustments are determined. There is also a problem with the rules for ...

Social Security beneficiaries will see their monthly payments increase 2.8% beginning in January 2026. For a retiree receiving the average benefit amount, that equals $56 more per month. “They won’t ...

Alden and Dena Swartz draw nearly $4,000 a month from Social Security, the government program designed to support Americans in retirement. And they are struggling. Gail Randle and her partner, Mike ...

In 2026, full retirement age for Social Security is changing for anyone born in 1960 or later. Full retirement age is the age when you can claim full Social Security benefits. Anyone turning 66 in ...

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 ...