Social Security's rules are quietly shifting again in 2026, and this time the change is permanent. The full retirement age is reaching its final scheduled reset, and that tweak will ripple through how ...

For decades, millions of Americans approaching retirement were reassured that Social Security would function like a personal ...

Like many people over 60 and thinking seriously about retirement, I’ve been paying closer attention to Social Security, and ...

WASHINGTON — They’ve made grave errors. The Social Security Administration must do more to prevent benefit checks from going to dead people and Congress should step up to pass safeguards to protect ...

Thinking about claiming your Social Security benefits? You need to know your 'full retirement age,' which affects the ...

Social Security is a vital source of income for retirees, but even these checks might be subject to garnishment if you owe ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%. This is the increase all Social Security beneficiaries, ...

Does the Social Security Administration (SSA) realize it’s made online access disproportionately difficult for people of SS age? In 2012, SSA launched its online “my Social Security” service, allowing ...

Starting this month, the Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8%, translating to ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with ...

Remember when Elon Musk and President Donald Trump were saying that tens of millions of dead people received Social Security benefits? It was pretty clear from the outset that this claim, which ...

After 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to modernize its services and ...