If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans have agreed on in recent years, it’s to ignore the rapidly deteriorating finances of Social Security and keep its unsustainable benefits intact. The ...

The SSA puts the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit before next year's 2.8% COLA at $2,015 per month. Once that COLA takes effect, the average retiree benefit is expected to rise to $2 ...

Though a history-making cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would typically be something to celebrate, this is unlikely to be ...

A new bill could boost Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Surviving Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act in Washington, D.C.

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935.

The Social Security Administration has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to update the occupational data used in ...

As the times evolve, so too does the Social Security Administration. While Social Security has existed for the better part of ...

Florida's population is expected to increase 11% between 2025 and 2035, compared with the national forecast of 1% for the ...

Fiscal analysts warn a temporary boost worsens Social Security’s long-term deficit. Supporters link the boost to tariff pain on seniors; critics demand structural reform. CA Sen. Alex Padilla is among ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill introduced by Senate Democrats could increase monthly Social Security payments by $200 for millions of Americans starting in 2026. The Social Security Expansion Act, ...

Monthly Social Security payments could increase by $200 per month, if a bill introduced by Democratic Senators in late October passes. Here's what to know about the proposed legislation. The proposed ...