2025 Social Security payments: When will the first COLA adjusted payments arrive?
Those born between the 1st and 10th of any date will be paid on the first wednesday of the month. The SSA pays those with ...
This Was the Average Social Security Benefit in 1974, and Here's What It Is Now
A lot has changed in the past 50 years. We now have the internet, cars are beginning to drive themselves, refrigerators can ...
Social Security is alive, fairly well, and essential as ever
"Social Security doesn’t need 'fixing' — by reducing benefits or privatization. What it needs is for high earners to begin ...
Retired Texas teachers could see a bump in Social Security payments under proposal in Congress
About 300,000 retired Texas educators, police officers and firefighters would see an extra $360 per month under a tweak to ...
My wife is 9 years older than me — but makes 50% less. Will I have to retire for her to receive my Social Security spousal benefits?
My wife is nine years older than I am and makes about 50% less than I do. She will probably retire nearly a decade before I ...
When to quit working, take Social Security, and focus on yourself: Older Americans share their regrets about navigating retirement.
Older Americans regret taking early retirement and premature Social Security claims, as well as overspending or being too ...
Social Security access is changing — and millions of Americans are affected. Make sure you know what’s coming
A mySocialSecurity online account makes that possible. Soon, however, millions of Americans could lose access to this ...
Some Social Security Beneficiaries Will Pass a Historic Milestone in 2025. Are You Among Them?
Maximum benefits increase too, and in 2025, the maximum benefit will exceed $5,000 for the first time. It came close in 2024 ...
The Savings Game: Social Security Fairness Act passes House, needs Senate approval
Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...
Social Security Retirees Just Got Bad News About the 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated based on how inflation changes in the third ...
Fact Check: Video shows Ramaswamy discussing cut to federal workforce, not Social Security benefits
A 20-second clip of Vivek Ramaswamy discussing a possible method of cutting the U.S. federal workforce based on employees’ ...
Social Security in California: Average Payments, Taxes and Contact Information
California has the largest number of Social Security recipients and also receives more dollars in benefits than any other state. Almost 6.3 million state residents collect payments from Social ...