The SSA issues traditional retirement and disability benefits on Wednesdays, based on the recipient’s birth date. In May 2025 ...

Depending on your birthdate, traditional Social Security recipients will begin getting paid on May 14 this month, a bit later ...

In March, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reinstated the 100% overpayment recovery rate that had been in place prior ...

If you start collecting Social Security benefits at Full Retirement Age—currently 67—the maximum monthly payment is $4,018. Claiming benefits early at age 62 reduces that maximum to $2,831, while ...

The average Social Security check for retirees is right at $2,000 per month. No matter how masterfully you stretch a dollar, ...

Social Security is a major source of income for nearly 73 million Americans — but how far does the average check actually go?

Learn how May’s Social Security changes could affect your benefits, SSI payments, and eligibility requirements.

When you receive your check depends on how long you have been receiving Social Security and your date of birth ...

I think that’s really the biggest concern we all have. Is it gonna be there for me? You hear what Musk and these other people ...

The Social Security Administration has processed 2.3M benefit adjustments. But that still leaves roughly 900K Americans ...

There are millions of older Americans today collecting Social Security. And for many people, those benefits make it possible ...