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,” ...

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 ...

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

The Supplemental Security Income check for March will be sent to eligible recipients in three days, with the payments being worth up to $967 for individual filers.

It’s the latest blip in the payment schedule but don’t worry — beneficiaries will still receive all of their payments.

Not only would this sensible change in the full retirement age eliminate 16% of the 75-year deficit, it would also restore some power to the progressive benefit formula by helping to equalize the ...

If you have financial insecurity, it's better to have it with $1 million in retirement savings.