Social Security December 2024: Here's When You'll Get Your Money
We're headed into December, and that means a new round of Social Security checks will soon be headed out. When you receive your check depends on how long you've been receiving benefits and what day of the month you were born.
2 Big Social Security Changes Are Coming in 2025. Here's What to Expect.
Social Security Administration announced updates set to take effect in January 2025. Social Security checks are poised to get a boost next year. If you’re working and claimed Social Security benefits early,
Planning for retirement: Here's how I expect to spend my Social Security checks
The idea of depending entirely on Social Security doesn't sit well with me. That's why I'm taking control now by building retirement accounts.
Worried About Identity Theft? Locking your Social Security Number May Help
You can choose lock your SSN after a data breach but it's a different process and offers different perks than freezing your credit.
Just How Worried About Social Security Should You Be Right Now?
Normally, Social Security's income sources -- primarily payroll taxes -- should be enough to fully fund benefits. The cash coming in from taxes is paid out to current beneficiaries, and future generations of workers will fund future retirees' and workers with disabilities' payments.
What Social Security Beneficiaries Should Know About 2025 Numbers
Declining inflation led to the lowest cost-of-living adjustment since 2020, with the 2025 COLA set to rise 2.5%.
2 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Changes Retirees Really Want to See
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,
The Harsh Reality of President-Elect Donald Trump's Social Security Plan Can't Be Ignored
Since 2002, national pollster Gallup has been surveying retirees annually to gauge how important their Social Security income ...
The Unfortunate Truth About Claiming Social Security at Age 70
If you want to get the biggest possible Social Security benefit, you have to wait until age 70, and personal finance experts ...
When to quit working, take Social Security, and focus on yourself: Older Americans share their regrets about navigating retirement.
Older Americans regret taking early retirement and premature Social Security claims, as well as overspending or being too ...
The Savings Game: Social Security Fairness Act passes House, needs Senate approval
Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...
Retired Texas teachers could see a bump in Social Security payments under proposal in Congress
About 300,000 retired Texas educators, police officers and firefighters would see an extra $360 per month under a tweak to ...
Fact Check: Video shows Ramaswamy discussing cut to federal workforce, not Social Security benefits
A 20-second clip of Vivek Ramaswamy discussing a possible method of cutting the U.S. federal workforce based on employees’ ...
I’m 72 and divorced from a doctor. He earned more than I did. Am I entitled to higher Social Security benefits as a divorcee?
Years ago, I was married to a doctor for 12 years. Clearly, he’s made much more than I have over our lifetimes. I’m 72 and he ...
Social Security is alive, fairly well, and essential as ever
"Social Security doesn’t need 'fixing' — by reducing benefits or privatization. What it needs is for high earners to begin ...