See when the 2.8% COLA hits in January 2026, including Wednesday pay dates, SSI's Dec. 31 deposit, and how to check your ...

Times change, and the places where you should never give your Social Security number are not as obvious as they might have once been. Safeguarding your Social Security number is one of the best ways ...

To qualify for Social Security in retirement, you need to accumulate 40 work credits in your lifetime. The value of a work ...

Got gaps in your earnings record? Catching them now could mean more money later. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently ...

You're allowed to collect Social Security if you're still working. If you haven't reached full retirement age, you'll be subject to an earnings test. Misunderstanding how the earnings test works could ...

Using guaranteed income, like Social Security, to pay everyday bills may save me from withdrawing from retirement accounts before I'm ready. Given the work that needs to be done to secure Social ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried ...

Some Social Security recipients recently had to find a new way to receive their payments. The Social Security Administration phased out paper checks starting September 30, opting to send payments only ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — WARNING! About 75 million people in the U.S. are impacted by this alert. Scammers are sending out fake letters, the goal-- to get your social security number, your money or both The ...

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan released an album called “The Times, They Are a-Changin’.” I seriously doubt that the troubadour was thinking about Social Security when he wrote those ballads. But I can tell ...

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 24 even if the government shutdown is still in effect. Social Security's 2026 COLA is likely to be 2.7% or 2 ...