Financial pros recommend waiting as long as possible to claim your Social Security benefits. Most Americans say they're ...

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Recipients are also watching closely for the official 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), which the SSA is expected to announce later this month. Analysts predict a modest 1.8% to 2.0% increase, ...

Millions of Americans relying on Social Security benefits are about to see something unusual in their bank accounts this October. For many Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, two payments ...

Independent forecasts point to Social Security's 2026 COLA making history -- but there's a catch. A sour note will likely be cast over this year's COLA announcement because of a rapidly rising expense ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in October 2025 as usual — with checks and direct deposits distributed according to the Social Security ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement is back on track. Some furloughed government workers are being called back to produce a critical piece of September inflation ...

The federal government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill. Agencies and departments each have their own operational procedures during a shutdown, and they have issued ...

The average retiree will get a roughly $54 increase in their Social Security benefit. Seniors who pay Medicare premiums from their benefits will get a smaller effective increase. The result is an ...

The federal government has officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a stopgap funding bill by Tuesday’s deadline. A spokesperson for the Social Security Administration confirmed Wednesday in ...

FILE - Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) The ...

The government shutdown began on Tuesday. Social Security payments to more than 74 million Americans will stay on schedule during the government shutdown, a spokesperson for the Social Security ...