Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge program is designed to cancel federal student loans for borrowers whose ...

The Social Security Administration is transforming customer service, including major improvements to online access, call ...

Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

A little background: These tax-advantaged accounts were created via the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 ...

Social Security payments are entering a complicated new phase, with fresh cost-of-living increases, tighter identity checks ...

Social Security may be a program for a majority of American workers, but younger generations are balking at paying more to secure the faltering system if it doesn’t guarantee them their own benefits ...

The Social Security Administration’s claims that its customer service has shown significant improvement are accurate, a government oversight group reported Monday, but critics argue the report’s ...

Most people won’t receive the maximum Social Security benefit — and not because they don’t work hard enough. It’s because the formula is built to reward 35 years of very high earnings, plus delaying ...

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...

Social Security benefits are now eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. While benefits aren't guaranteed to increase from one year to the next, they also can't decrease. Seniors on ...