Social Security

Social Security is touted by the government as “one of the most successful anti-poverty programs” in American history.

A Social Security Administration worker suggested to the woman they “help each other out” at a Mass. hotel parking lot, federal prosecutors say.

A 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment in 2025 will push Social Security benefits up for all beneficiaries, including high earners.

Tens of millions of retirees will see a modest increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.

House lawmakers have the signatures they need to prompt a vote on a bill that would eliminate rules limiting Social Security income for pensioners.

Each year the Social Security Administration announces a Cost-of-Living Adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Here’s what it is and how it is calculated.

As a new massive data breach has prompted many Americans to wonder if they’ve been personally affected. Here’s what experts say is best to do now.

The latest government data shows inflation is subsiding, which points to a lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2025, a new estimate finds.

Social Security Administration budget issues have contributed to a “customer service crisis,” with some beneficiaries receiving too much or too little money.

As Social Security’s trust funds run low, Congress seems to be at a standstill on the issue. Some say a bipartisan commission is the answer.

A brighter economic outlook has helped push Social Security’s projected trust fund depletion date to a year later. But there’s still urgency for Congress to act.

Residents in at least four states across the United States reported 911 service interruptions Wednesday evening, police said.

AT&T customers experienced an hours-long cellular outage in February, which the company clarified was not from a cyberattack.

Starting Sept. 30, food assistance from family and friends, plus community support, will no longer count against eligibility for SSI benefits.

Republicans and Democrats show opposing views on how to address Social Security and Medicare in new budget proposals. Here’s what beneficiaries need to know.

Social Security rules aim to make it so benefits reward all workers equally. There’s growing support in Congress to revisit how the program pays public workers.

Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024. That’s far less than this year’s historic boost and reflects moderating consumer prices.

The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. A look at what that means and what government services could be affected.

An 86-year-old man accused of assuming his brother’s identity decades ago and using it to double dip on Social Security benefits has been convicted of several charges, caught by facial recognition technology that matched the same face to two different identities, authorities say. Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, Maine, assumed the identity of his brother in 1965, a quarter century after…

The U.S. may not have enough money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. At that point, it’s unclear when and to whom the government would dole out funds.