See the full 2026 Social Security payment schedule, including dates by birthdate, early exceptions, and key rules that ...

Social Security is on track to run out by 2034, one year earlier than previously estimated, according to a new report. Payments won’t stop once the funds run dry. Instead, monthly benefits will be cut ...

For most retirees, Social Security isn't just income that's deposited into their checking or savings account on a monthly basis. It represents a financial lifeline that many would likely struggle to ...

The Treasury Department ended paper Social Security checks on September 30, affecting over 5 million vulnerable Americans who ...

Social Security has been doing its part to pull retirees above the federal poverty line and provide monthly income to help aging workers make ends meet. The average monthly payout to retired workers ...

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. This increase will raise monthly payments for more than 70 million Americans starting in January. The ...

The Social Security Administration is poised to make history in June 2025 as monthly retirement benefits for U.S. workers are expected to exceed $2,000 for the first time in the program's nine-decade ...

In May, the average monthly retired-worker benefit crested $2,000 for the first time in Social Security's storied history. While this is a relatively modest monthly sum, it's proven vital to helping ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

Michigan retirees are set to receive a 2.8% cost of living increase to Social Security in January, but they can expect much of that — maybe all of it — to be wiped away by increases to Medicare costs.