A new bipartisan congressional proposal for the beleaguered Social Security program aims to change the wording around key ...

Starting September 30, the agency will stop issuing payments by mail, although if a beneficiary has no other payment means ...

Retirees and all other Social Security beneficiaries must switch to electronic payment options by September 30. After this ...

America faces looming insolvency in Social Security and Medicare as Congress worsens the debt with broken budget politics.

The SSA will stop paper checks by September 2025, moving to electronic payments to improve efficiency, cut costs, and prevent ...

The first round of October Social Security payments for retirees aged 62 and above, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 13 days. When will checks arrive? Retirees born between the first and 10th ...

Recent spending cuts included a department within the Social Security Administration that helps members of Congress deal with ...

Trump administration has gone back and forth on whether it will raise the retirement age, which currently stands at 67 ...

Right now, for people born in 1960 or later, the full retirement age (FRA) is 67. That means if you wait until 67 to claim ...

Social Security benefits increase if you're willing to wait. But if you have a serious illness or health problems, you may be better off claiming benefits early.

Have blank years lurking in your Social Security wage history? Spotting them early could help you make a smarter retirement ...

An important change is coming for some Social Security recipients. On Sept. 30, the agency will move to all electronic payments as it phases out paper checks.