There's a reason many retirees may be disappointed in their benefits this year.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, the Social Security Administration said. Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $56 per month on average ...

You'll have to work more to earn Social Security credits in 2026. Wealthy Americans will owe Social Security taxes on an extra $8,400 next year. Social Security beneficiaries who are still working can ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. October's ...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments will increase by 2.8% in 2026 due to the cost-of-living adjustment. Social Security retirement benefits for January will be paid on Wednesdays ...

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...

Campaign slogans promised retirees they would never again see federal tax taken out of their monthly checks, but the statute books tell a more complicated story. The new senior tax break created under ...

Social Security payments for the month of November follow a normal schedule, with just two months before the upcoming cost-of-living increase kicks in. Social Security benefits – paid mostly to ...

When a spouse dies, the emotional shock often collides with an immediate financial question: what happens to the Social Security income that helped pay the bills. Survivor rules are technical, but ...