Thinking about claiming your Social Security benefits? You need to know your 'full retirement age,' which affects the ...

Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger ...

Most Americans may consider the standard retirement age to be 65, but the so-called "full retirement age" for Social Security is already older than that — and it's about to hit an even higher age in ...

The average Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees in 2025 will be around $50 per month. Medicare Part B premium increases will offset part of that COLA. Higher inflation in ...

For millions of seniors, Social Security represents far more than just a government benefit. It's also their primary source of income in retirement. According to the latest data from the Social ...

Home Retirement Social Security Want the Maximum Social Security Check in 2026? Here's What You Need to Do Now As 2025 winds down, the maximum Social Security check sits at $5,108. Want the top-tier ...

The Senate is plowing forward with consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing its first procedural hurdle on what supporters hope is a path to passage later this week. The Senate ...

A new year, a new number for Social Security and the benefit program's full retirement age. Most people associate the age of 65 with retirement – although there's data suggesting the average American ...

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...

Migrants who arrived in New York last year waited for shelter assignments at the Roosevelt Hotel.Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Supported by By Alexandra Berzon Hamed Aleaziz Nicholas ...