When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Social Security is one of the most critical financial considerations every American needs to account for in their retirement ...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration is warning seniors about a new scam that ...

For the Snowflake breach of 2024, AT&T customers who were affected and can prove the same demonstrated loss with ...

The maximum monthly Social Security check is currently $5,108, or $61,296 annually. Here's the salary you need to claim the max benefit.

Even with a U.S. government shutdown beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 74 million Americans who collect Social Security will continue receiving their monthly checks, although some services could be ...

Nine in 10 working Americans say they plan to ignore one of the most common pieces of financial advice about Social Security: waiting until age 70 to claim benefits, which ensures higher monthly ...

We don't know for sure what the 2026 Social Security COLA will be, but 2.7% is the latest estimate. Based on a 2.7% COLA, the average Social Security benefit would rise by $50 in 2026. Medicare ...

According to the 2025 Annual Statistical Supplement, 80-year-old retired workers received an average monthly Social Security benefit of $2,728.86 as of December 2024. These beneficiaries, who claimed ...

The rules for collecting Social Security are changing in 2026. Two of the most important things to know if you’re collecting benefits: Your monthly check payments will increase, and if you’re planning ...

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 ...