The trustees say the latest findings show the urgency of needed changes to the programs, which have faced dire financial ...

The cost-of-living adjustment, commonly referred to as COLA, has been a long-standing element of Social Security benefits, ...

The SSA releases a report called the Monthly Statistical Snapshot, which includes information about how much money the ...

A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

The Social Security Administration is launching digital SSN access this summer. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps ...

If there's one thing all retirees should do before claiming Social Security, it's to evaluate their claiming strategy. "Claiming strategy" refers to determining when it's the right time to begin ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that digital Social Security cards will be available starting this ...

The Trump administration also has made deep staff cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the independent agency that manages the program. SSA had 58,409 workers as of September 2024 – more ...

Under current law, the primary Social Security trust fund will run out of reserves in the early 2030s (SSA's most recent projection is 2033), but that doesn't mean the program will disappear!

A Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Washington, DC, March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The head of the agency also told managers that the SSA must adopt a "digital-first ...

Because the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been investigating Social Security's operations while it shuts down offices in Ohio and elsewhere, the SSA has been under scrutiny.

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