U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues demanded answers from the Social Security Administration ...

To qualify for monthly Social Security retirement benefits, a person needs to earn 40 work credits over their lifetime (up to ...

Millions of Americans who rely on Social Security benefits will receive their payments as scheduled in March 2025, but some ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

New withdrawal requirements for inherited IRAs create tax planning challenges for beneficiaries. Here's what happens to your Social Security benefits after you die. Some steps are free, like listing ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...

The hours-long process trudged through a critical part of the budget process as senators considered one amendment after ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from Hartford admitted to fraudulently collecting Social Security, unemployment, and food stamp ...

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxation of Social Security retirement benefits. This isn't something he can do unilaterally. White House press secretary ...

Some of the U.S.‘s more than 70 million Social Security recipients will be getting their latest monthly check early in March.

The US Congress passed a law in 1983, gradually increasing the full retirement age (FRA) from 65 to 67 to address rising life expectancy and financial strain on Social Security. As of this year, those ...

Your Social Security benefits can be an important part of your retirement income — but when should you start collecting them?