Understand Social Security payment dates, how they impact your monthly budget, and how to stay on top of your bills when your ...

Earlier this year, the Trump Administration announced that it would end paper Social Security check delivery on Sept. 30, ...

In order to qualify for the maximum Social Security benefit, you'll also have to earn the maximum for each of the 35 years of earnings that are used to calculate your benefits. That doesn't mean ...

Social Security provides details on the average benefits retirees receive. Some retirees receive much larger benefits while ...

As of January 2025, the average Social Security retirement benefit is about $2,006.69 per month. The maximum benefit depends on when the recipient retires: up to $2,831 per month if they claim at age ...

Unfortunately for many retirees, benefit cuts could be a possibility in the next decade. Here's why, plus what you can do to prepare.

Current projections predict that next year’s COLA will be roughly a 2.7%, based on analysis from senior advocacy group The Senior Citizens League. A 2.7% COLA would turn into an extra $54 per month ...

The longer you wait, the bigger your Social Security check. We break it down by the most common ages at which people claim their benefits.

Once the Social Security Administration officially announces the COLA, it will send out notices to all seniors with their new benefit amount for 2026. These usually arrive in December. But you can ...

Federal employees older than 70 may be leaving thousands on the table. Find out if you or your spouse are missing Social ...

Most states don't tax Social Security benefits, but the federal government does. Some states with benefit taxes have ...

That incentive, however, eventually runs out. Come age 70, you don’t get credit for delaying Social Security, which is why it ...