Social Security is a popular but expensive program. With the trust fund facing depletion in just a few years, experts have ...

Social Security can't go bankrupt because its primary revenue stream is taxes on wages. But Social Security is facing a ...

More than a half-dozen changes, ranging from the amount beneficiaries receive each month to the payroll tax liability of ...

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

Some Social Security recipients will get their first boosted payments of 2026 this week.

Earnings limits, benefit caps, and work credits are all shifting next year—and some changes affect people not even collecting ...

Social Security's 75-year funding shortfall now tops $25 trillion, with the prospect of sweeping benefit cuts for retired ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

From a 2.8% Social Security COLA to higher Medicare premiums and new drug-price caps, here’s what’s changing in 2026 — and why the future of these programs is under pressure.

In 2025, a single Social Security work credit is worth $1,810. In 2026, the value of a work credit is rising to $1,890. This ...

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-273), to repeal ...

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