With the SSA cutting in-person visits, going online is essential. Our guide walks you through setting up your account, using login.gov, and managing your benefits.

For anyone eyeing a 2026 retirement date, the rules around Social Security are shifting at exactly the moment decisions start ...

Retirement, survivor and disability payments will continue, but some services may be temporarily unavailable. By Tara Siegel Bernard The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the ...

Social Security was a bad, big-government mistake. As argued in The Deficit Delusion, a much worse, much bigger big-government mistake would be to lower its annual cost by pushing the retirement age ...

Some retirees are worried about collecting Social Security checks. Customer service at Social Security could be impacted. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. October's ...

The federal government shutdown has the tens of millions of Americans on Social Security concerned about whether they’ll receive the monthly benefits they rely on to pay their bills. The government is ...

Nothing has changed if you have a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) scheduled. Hearing offices remain open for business as usual. COLAs are determined by measuring inflation ...

Few government programs have had the impact of Social Security. Each year, its payments help lift 22 million Americans — mostly seniors — out of poverty, according to the Center on Budget and Policy ...

Social Security benefit payments will continue uninterrupted. Staffing levels at the Social Security Administration will likely shrink. That may make it harder to get some things done, such as ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. October's ...

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