Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...

Maximum benefits increase too, and in 2025, the maximum benefit will exceed $5,000 for the first time. It came close in 2024 ...

The final round of November’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated based on how inflation changes in the third ...

The bill now awaits a Senate vote for a chance to become law, but only has until Dec. 31 before it dies. Together ...

A 20-second clip of Vivek Ramaswamy discussing a possible method of cutting the U.S. federal workforce based on employees’ ...

Trump tried to cut Social Security in the past, so why should you believe he won't try again? Watch for these 'gimmicks.' ...

Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment ...

Anyone born between the 21st and 31st of any month will have their benefits paid on December 27. January payments for SSI and ...

How much money you receive in Social Security benefits depends on several factors, including your age when you start ...

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USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.