A long-standing change to the rules is taking effect in 2026 and affecting when you can claim full Social Security benefits.

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in December 2025 as usual — with ...

You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age you do it at can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits.

Quick Read Social Security benefits will average $2,071 per month in 2026 after a 2.8% COLA increase. Average retiree spending is $60,000 annually, but Social Security may only provide $24,852 on ...

Starting in 2026, the full retirement age (FRA) for Social Security reaches 67 for everyone born in 1960 or later. Learn how ...

Some of the changes happening to Social Security in 2026 are more positive than others. But even the ones that aren't so ...

Millions of Americans depend on Social Security payments for paying bills and covering other expenses every month.

These are all the dates on which November payments are going out, as the SSA continues to send out Social Security checks for 2025.

Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the government shutdown that lasted from October to mid-November.

Beneficiaries should receive a one‑page COLA notice in late November via the my Social Security account or by mail in ...

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...