The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is a 2.5% increase. That means the monthly benefits checks ...
The federal government is only paying out a small fraction of the settlement funds it set aside for victims of the 2015 Office of Personnel Management data breach. A federal court in October 2022 ...
The repeal of two provisions will boost Social Security payments for certain beneficiaries. Here's what we know so far.
The tax system often feels unequal and Social Security is an obvious example. According to economics professor Teresa ...
According to SSA.gov, in 2022, only about 7% of workers made enough to reach or exceed the maximum income taxed by Social ...
Almost all Social Security beneficiaries are familiar with the most popular and publicized upcoming change: the increase in ...
Keep in mind that the Social Security Administration also pays benefits in the month after they're due. For example, if you turn 62 on March 21, 2025, you won't be eligible for benefits until April ...
The fact is, however, a handful of people are doing pretty well with their Social Security benefits, collecting this year's ...
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the Social Security updates scheduled to take place the following year.
Understand the impact of delayed retirement credits on Social Security benefits. Learn the best strategies for maximizing ...
Retirees can expect to see some big changes in 2025 when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Retirees who were born on the first through the 10th of the month they were born will receive the check for January on Jan. 8 ...