As the crunch point sits less than a decade away, three distinct approaches to shore up Social Security funding have been ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. Based on recent inflation data, ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, aiming to provide economic ...

Social Security turns 90 this month, but the trust fund could be dead by 2033. Despite myths, benefits won't disappear—but ...

Social Security trustees have warned that the program's retirement trust fund could be depleted as soon as 2033.

The finer points of the program are often fuzzier, though. A recent AARP survey revealed dangerous knowledge gaps that could ...

The Social Security Administration adjusts benefits based on the cost of living each year. Last year, beneficiaries received ...

Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the BLS less than two weeks after firing the agency's ...

According the the AARP, the 2.5% COLA adjustment introduced this year boosted the average Social Security retiree's payment ...

Social Security turns 90 this week. Here’s why the program has financial challenges and what can be done to fix them.

The first of this month's SSI payments will be dispersed Wednesday. There will also be a second August disability check due ...

If you don't end up living a very long life, claiming Social Security at 70 could leave you with a smaller total payout ...