With 2025 Coming to an End, Here Are 3 Key Social Security Changes to Know Heading Into the New Year

For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...

You Have Less Than 6 Weeks to Prepare for 4 Big Social Security Changes

Learn the four key Social Security changes coming in January 2026, including COLA increases, Medicare costs, and tax shifts ...

Can you retire comfortably on Social Security alone? We asked seniors.

USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.

Social Security COLA: Here's How Much Extra Income the Average Retiree Can Expect Next Year

Retirees might not actually receive as much extra money from next year's Social Security COLA as they anticipate.

4 Ways President Donald Trump and His Administration Changed Social Security Forever in 2025

Direct and indirect changes made to Social Security by the president and his administration have far-reaching implications ...

Wait Until 70 to Claim Social Security. Don’t Let These Myths Convince You Otherwise.

Wait Until 70 to Claim Social Security. Don’t Let These Myths Convince You Otherwise. Wait until age 70 has long been the ...

2 Positive Social Security Changes Happening in 2026 -- and 2 That Aren't As Great

Some of the changes happening to Social Security in 2026 are more positive than others. But even the ones that aren't so ...

Should I take Social Security at 62 so I can travel and take care of my father?

I used to travel a lot in the army and really miss it. The extra money would help in my adventures to new places, as well as ...