The first Social Security payments of 2026 are set to go out in January, reflecting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of ...

The walls of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, which lies blocks from the U.S. Capitol, are decorated with stunning New Deal-era murals. The most famous of these murals, The Meaning of Social ...

Across the United States, staffing levels at Social Security field offices are plummeting, according to a new report. A new analysis by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) reveals that communities ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see their final 2025 check Wednesday. Here's what to know about ...

The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming. Field offices have long ...

The Trump administration is giving most federal employees two additional days off this week around Christmas, but the Social Security Administration plans to stay open the whole week, causing some ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

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Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

The Social Security program will undergo important changes next month. Social Security undergoes annual changes to protect the buying power of benefits and to ensure changes in the average wage are ...