The Senior Advocacy Group that sounded the alarm about Social Security's big problem is the Senior Citizens League (TSCL).

Put simply, the whole range of social services for the poor — healthcare, food, childcare, and housing assistance — is being ...

Social Security benefits are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026. That's a larger raise than the 2.5% ...

Many retirees rely on Social Security to cover their living expenses. The program is facing two issues that could negatively affect seniors' finances. The best way to cope is to become less reliant on ...

September in Washington means lawmakers scrambling to keep the government’s doors open. On-time funding has become a pathological exercise in procrastination. This annual show of Congressional ...

The 'Social Security squeeze' is coming for your benefits. Can the program's most existential problems be solved? There are more older Americans than ever, and not enough younger ones. There are lots ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has reminded beneficiaries that paper checks will soon become a thing of the past. Starting September 30, the agency will stop issuing benefit payments by mail ...

Nearly 74 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits to survive — and for those who do, knowing what the Social Security Administration determines the cost of living adjustment to be for that ...

Question: I'm 68, and health issues have forced me to retire from my full-time job. Should I claim Social Security now or use my savings until I'm 70 so I receive a larger benefit amount? Answer: I'm ...

The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees aged 70 and above, now capped at $5,108, goes out in 11 days. The second round of payments will follow on Sept. 17 to retirees born ...

There are certain things about Social Security that seniors ought to be grateful for. One is the fact that they can sign up to start getting benefits at any time once they turn 62. Another is that ...