SSA walked back a separate memo that directed field offices to only schedule initial claims over the phone, and to limit ...

Get the latest on Social Security benefits, COLA updates, and policy changes — what they mean for retirees, SSI recipients and your wallet.

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of payments will be sent on the second Wednesday of the ...

A new analysis by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) reveals that communities nationwide have lost 9 percent of their ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

Here’s when recipients can expect to receive their checks in January: The Social Security Administration sends regular ...

When a survivor benefit suddenly shrinks because the Social Security Administration says it paid you too much, the letter can ...

The loudspeaker announced my number barely 10 minutes after I arrived for my appointment. “R718? R718 report to booth number four.” Even though I am a few years away from retirement, I was at my local ...

Michigan beneficiaries with end-of-the-month birthdays are scheduled to receive their Social Security money on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. This round of payments will be the last before the cost-of-living ...

Jake Safane has nearly 15 years of journalism and marketing experience on topics ranging from local entrepreneurship to international banking. He has written for publications such as The Economist, LA ...

If you've been having trouble talking to someone at your local Social Security office this August, you're not alone. Several branches across the country have been reportedly transferring phone calls ...

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