With the SSA cutting in-person visits, going online is essential. Our guide walks you through setting up your account, using ...

The Social Security earnings test applies to individuals who are working and claiming benefits while under their full retirement age (FRA). This is 67 for most workers today. If you're older than this ...

Changes will influence monthly benefits, payroll taxes, and how much income retirees can earn without reducing their payments ...

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Lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would let some Americans replace their Social Security numbers, a shift that could ...

My middle name on my birth certificate is misspelled, but spelled correctly on my Social Security card. Because of that, I was refused a REAL ID. Now what?

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(NEXSTAR) — You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age at which you do it can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits. Retirement benefits from the Social Security ...

Social Security payments for December are about to be sent to recipients ahead of January's scheduled cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the ...

For millions of Americans relying on Social Security, small changes to the formula that calculates annual benefit increases can have an outsized impact. Social Security checks are a cornerstone of ...

Millions of Americans may see their Social Security payments arrive on an unusual schedule this December as a federal holiday forces the agency to shift its normal timing. Every year, the Social ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for November is scheduled to be distributed this week, with approximately a month until the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment takes effect. The ...