The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Find out how much you can collect if you can no longer work due to medical problems, and whether disability pay is better than social security payments.

In January 2026, the calendar isn’t kind on many recipients of retirement, disability or survivor benefits in the U.S.

The last Social Security benefit of 2025 will be dispersed this week, and January's SSI check comes next week. Learn how the ...

The overall award rate for Social Security disability benefits was at a near-record low of 31 percent in 2023.

Experts suggest keeping at least six months’ worth of living expenses in a separate account, to be used strictly for emergencies, such as a job loss, car repairs, and, yes, disability.

This week, some Social Security beneficiaries will receive their final payments of 2025. Here's a peak into the 2026 changes ...

Deep material hardship among older Americans during the Great Depression was the main catalyst for the creation of the Social Security program. Hardship, however, continued for many years despite the ...

But the disability program is under mounting strain, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Applicants already face long ...

Many older Americans have a straightforward plan for affording retirement: Work longer, or never stop working at all. But in ...

One of the proposals floating around D.C. involves SSI recipients. Here's what's known so far. Reports indicate that the Trump administration is weighing a proposal to cut Supplemental Security Income ...

Social Security payments will be normal in December, but SSI recipients should be aware of a holiday adjustment.