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Social Security benefits are set for a meaningful bump in 2026, and the exact size of that raise is now locked in. The ...

As the year 2025 comes to an end, Social Security recipients are urged to complete several key tasks before Dec. 31, from ...

Discover why SSI recipients are receiving their benefits differently than usual this December and learn the month's Social Security benefits schedule.

• Individuals born in 1959 reach full retirement age at 66 years and 10 months, this means they can claim their full Social Security benefits starting in November 2025. For anyone born in 1960 or ...

The good news is that the SSA publishes its payment calculator in advance, so you can plan ahead and know exactly when you'll ...

Social Security's 2026 COLA is 2.8%, but a large number of older adults say it's not enough. Learn why benefits fall short of ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting faster payments, shorter wait times and a reduction in its disability ...

The Iowa Insurance Division’s Senior Health Information and Senior Medicare Patrol Program has issued a fraud alert for calls ...

Anyone calling and asking for your Social Security number or banking information is likely trying to commit fraud.' ...