Social Security update: Major cuts more likely due to growing inequality

A rising share of income is going to high earners whose wages increasingly fall above the Social Security's payroll tax cap.

Social Security Is Getting a 2027 COLA, but Your Checks Might Stay the Same. Here's Why.

The 2027 Social Security COLA will increase the benefit you're entitled to, but that's not the same as increasing your ...

Will Social Security recipients get a history-making COLA in 2027? Here's what the experts say.

Retirees want a big raise, but do the numbers support that?

Millions of Social Security recipients will receive new debit cards: What you need to know

Approximately 3.6 million Social Security beneficiaries who receive payments through Direct Express debit cards will see ...

Sweeping Social Security benefit cuts are only an estimated six years away

Several of Donald Trump's policies threaten to accelerate the timeline for sweeping Social Security benefit cuts.
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The $24,480 Social Security Rule That Could Cost Retirees Thousands

A lot of people make the decision that once they retire, they’re done working for good. And that’s understandable. But there ...

Social Security's insolvency date is projected for end of 2032

Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which could lead to higher health care ...

Social Security retirement trust fund will run dry in 2032 unless Congress acts

Tens of millions of retirees and other Americans could see smaller monthly Social Security checks in six years if lawmakers ...

Claiming Social Security early would shrink your spousal check, but not your survivor benefit

Answer: Your early start would reduce the future spousal benefit you’ll be eligible for when your husband applies at age 70, says Mary Beth Franklin, a former Investment News columnist and author of “ ...