Retirees might not actually receive as much extra money from next year's Social Security COLA as they anticipate.

USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.

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Millions of Social Security recipients automatically received COVID-19 stimulus payments through the IRS using SSA and RRB data. Payments included up to $1,200 per individual in round one, $600 in ...

Many people will be shocked when they discover the intricate rules — and lack of supporting paperwork — when filing 2025 ...

The IRS won’t require employers to separately report tips and overtime in 2025, which may be confusing for employees. IRS ...

Resumption of Contributions: The most significant change is that for active federal employees, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contributions, including the agency matching contributions (for FERS employees) ...

A 2.8% COLA in 2026 is bigger than the 2.5% COLA that Social Security recipients were eligible for in 2025. But is it big enough? Here are the two factors that will determine if the upcoming ...

Retirees are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. Medicare premiums could eat up a big chunk of that money. If inflation keeps surging, the benefits increase could end up being smaller ...

Dear Liz: The standard advice is to delay taking Social Security as long as you can. But if I plug my expected benefits into an Excel spreadsheet, I find that my total benefit if I retire at 67 ...

Your clients will often wonder whether they will have enough money to sustain them through their less productive years, especially if they become disabled or develop a chronic illness. This is a big ...

Dear Liz: Because of the Social Security Fairness Act, my wife got a huge lump sum check (catchup, I suppose) and will now get monthly Social Security benefits. This is good news and bad news, ...