If you hope to take home checks this large, you'll need to start laying the groundwork now — and it starts with hitting the ...

A federal judge has blocked DOGE from accessing millions of Americans' Social Security personal information. Newsweek's live ...

Social Security is in desperate need of some big changes. Without major reform, the Social Security trust fund is set to deplete its reserves by 2033, according to the 2024 Board of Trustees' report.

Social Security recipients are getting an increase in their benefits this year, among other key changes to the program.

Few things are more important to Americans' retirement than Social Security. Although Social Security will play a different ...

You might assume that workers have to pay taxes on all of their income to fund Social Security. But actually, for higher ...

Advocates worry mistakes could affect vulnerable older Americans. The Department of Government Efficiency is sifting through $1.6 trillion worth of Social Security payments -- records that include ...

Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of recipients may be affected. Among the potential changes are layoffs for ...

In 2025, the maximum Social Security benefit for a worker retiring at full retirement age is $4,018 per month. Meanwhile, the average monthly benefit for retired workers is $1,976 per month in 2025.