Your income and retirement timing affect how much you get from Social Security. Learn what it takes to qualify for the $5,108 ...

The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23 percent cut in their Social Security benefits. Medicare will reduce ...

To right the ship, the trustees note that more revenue would need to be collected—like through a payroll tax increase—or ...

Thanks to legislation signed by Biden last year, the Social Security Trust Fund is now set to run out of money almost a year ...

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

The analysis finds that a 23% cut would require $138,000 in added savings to replace the lost income; a 19% benefit cut would ...

Full breakdown of July 2025 Social Security and SSI payment dates, amounts, and why the timing matters this month.

The latest annual report from the Social Security Trustees says the program is running out of reserves faster than expected. Here's what to know.