Here's the Max Social Security Benefit for 2026 -- and Exactly What You Need to Do to Get It

Those retiring in 2025 at age 62 can earn a maximum possible benefit of $2,910 per month in 2026. If you file at age 67, the ...

Ways the New Social Security Rules Could Impact Fixed-Income Retirees

New Social Security rules may shrink monthly budgets for fixed-income retirees—learn how these changes could affect your ...

I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead

I'm very much looking forward to retiring one day -- and collecting Social Security benefits, after paying into the system ...

Social Security shake-up: Higher payroll tax cap could affect your income

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that the maximum amount of income subject to Social Security payroll ...

Social Security's 2026 Raise Is 2.8%, but Retirees Can Likely Kiss Some (or All) of This Increase Goodbye

Not even a first-of-this-century cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) can protect aged beneficiaries from losing buying power next year.

Here's the Biggest Problem With Social Security's 2026 COLA

When the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will be getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...

Trump’s testing plans for US nuclear weapons won’t include explosions, energy secretary says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump ...

Treasury secretary says food benefits could flow by Wednesday; government shutdown recap

It's not clear when millions of families will get November SNAP benefits, even after judges ruled the government needs to make partial payments.

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown ...

California ensures undocumented residents access to phone service assistance. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz wants Trump administration to investigate

Updates to California Lifeline have gotten the attention of the Texas Republican, who alleged it “encourages unlawful entry and misuses taxpayer dollars.” ...