The government is planning to phase out paper checks for most consumers receiving Social Security benefits and other federal ...

Commissioner Frank Bisignano has addressed lawmakers' concerns after whistleblower allegations over the SSA's handling of ...

This could affect some 500,000 Social Security recipients, or less than 1% of total recipients. If you typically receive ...

Consumer advocates say the phase-out could create headaches for seniors and other beneficiaries who don’t move to direct ...

Based on current data, the latest COLA projection puts the increase at 2.7%. That figure, compiled by the non-partisan The ...

"When the first day of the month falls on the weekend or a federal holiday, you receive your SSI payment on the last business day before the first day of the month. That means you may get two SSI ...

We're inching closer to the biggest Social Security announcement of the year, with five of the six data points needed to ...

Social Security recipients are projected to see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, based on the August CPI data ...

More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits and are vulnerable to scams threatening their monthly payments.

If you or a loved one is still receiving paper checks for their benefits, you'll need to make some changes before the end of the month.

According to estimates in the Medicare Trustees Report, the Part B premium is expected to rise by 11.5% in 2026 to $206.20 per month. This follows more modest increases of 5.9% in back-to-back years.

Florida had more than 5 million people claiming Social Security benefits as of December 2023, according to the AARP. That included more than 3.9 million retirees, over 478,000 disabled workers, more ...