A 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment increase will mean an extra $50 a month for most Social Security and SSI recipients.

If you're one of the millions of older Americans who are collecting Social Security, then it's important to pay attention to changes that are coming to the program in 2025. But here's a news flash -- even if you're decades away from being eligible for benefits,

A House-passed bill to reform aspects of Social Security is lingering in the Senate as questions bubble up over its path forward. The House approved the bill — which would do away with rules backers say have led to unfair reductions in benefits for some who have worked in public service — by a

Declining inflation led to the lowest cost-of-living adjustment since 2020, with the 2025 COLA set to rise 2.5%.

The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) came in at just 2.5%. For years, groups like The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) have been calling for changes to the way the government calculates COLAs,

A mySocialSecurity online account makes that possible. Soon, however, millions of Americans could lose access to this important account due to a big change the Social Security Administration (SSA) has planned.

With that as the backdrop, although I'm not retired yet, those days are on my radar. Here's what I'm planning to do, based on what I'm seeing now. Feel free to borrow my inflation-beating retirement strategies for yourself.

When will I get my Social Security check? Want to know which day of the month you'll get your check? Here's the Social Security and SSDI payment schedule for November. How is my S

Deciding when to claim Social Security benefits is one of the most important financial decisions you'll make ahead of retirement. You can claim benefits as early as age 62, but you're almost