Each year, retirees depend on Social Security to help them cover their essential costs in retirement. Social Security is a ...

Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2.8% bump in benefits in 2026, but health care alone may eat up their extra ...

CPI-W inflation measured 2.8% in the third quarter of 2025, so Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026. That is ...

Social Security's full retirement age is changing next year, affecting when the youngest baby boomers and Gen Xers can ...

Social Security's most-anticipated reveal, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), is less than two weeks away. Independent forecasts point to Social Security's 2026 COLA making history -- but ...

Average Social Security checks are on track to be far larger for future retirees than they are today, potentially approaching ...

Despite the federal government shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 on Oct. 24. Benefits will increase 2.8% next year, which ...

After two checks in October, November won't have a SSI payment. Here's when you'll get your disability payments this month.

Social Security was built as a universal safety net, but it does not treat every worker the same. The size of a monthly check ...

This amount will increase for 2026, meaning some Americans will pay more in taxes. Paying more Social Security taxes leads to larger benefits in retirement. It's not too early to start planning ahead ...

Plus, why this prolific retirement author says that Trump’s latest tax bill isn’t actually a tax win for low-income retirees. Amy Arnott: We also wanted to talk a bit about Social Security and how ...