Delaying your benefit might mean a bigger check, but it’s not always the best move for your retirement strategy.

If you’re among the 74.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits — or planning to claim them soon — the SSA has announced its official updates for 2026, and several changes affect your ...

More Social Security retirees could lose benefits due to garnishment in 2026 for two reasons: ...

Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates ...

For much of the year, more Social Security beneficiaries focus on the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA directly ...

The amount of money Social Security pays you each month in retirement will hinge on your personal earnings history. Social ...

Social Security benefits change according to your past and present income, as well as the age at which you began claiming ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. SSI recipients will also get two checks this month. Here's what to ...

(NEXSTAR) – Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger check of the new year, thanks to the 2026 cost-of-living ...