This social safety net also stretches to support another group of people: those struggling with mental or physical disabilities. And while the bar for receiving benefits from the Social Security ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Many Americans expect to work well into older age, yet a large share end up leaving the workforce earlier than planned, often because of unexpected health problems. For those who can no longer work, ...

The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the ...

Mounting strain inside a vital federal agency is exposing deeper structural weaknesses as policy shifts collide with rising ...

Congress is currently considering two Social Security bills that could expand survivor benefits and boost monthly checks.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its payment schedule for January 2026, including special timing for ...

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in 39 years, Social Security payments made to retired Americans this year, and every year after, will exceed tax revenues coming into the federal government in the ...

The Social Security Administration estimates the typical monthly payment for retired workers will rise to $2,071 in January thanks to the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.