Starting April 2025, thousands of retirees will receive retroactive payments due to recent Social Security benefit increases.

The Social Security Fairness Act will increase benefits by $360/month for 3.2M retirees, with changes starting in April 2025.

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 5, eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) that were reducing or eliminating ...

But it’s also a good idea to know what to expect from Social Security when you’re older. Many Americans are caught off guard when they realize what little income Social Security provides them ...

The head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) said Friday that he wouldn’t be “shutting down the agency” after a federal judge backed up a temporary restraining order issued against ...

Photo Illustration: WSJ The federal agency that administers Social Security benefits is facing a customer-service mess. The Social Security Administration is cutting staff, restricting what ...

That includes their income and asset information, Social Security numbers, birth dates, home addresses and marital and citizenship status. “They trusted the federal government to safeguard their ...

March 25 (Reuters) - Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration, said on Tuesday he had not spoken with anyone about the possibility of ...

Children themselves who are disabled may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a separate program that's also run by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Here's the lowdown on ...

Svetikd / Getty Images The Social Security program was established in 1935 to provide retirement income for certain U.S. workers. It was later expanded to cover most of the country’s workforce ...

or receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, your payment schedule isn't determined by your birthdate. Instead, payments are paid out every month on the same date with a ...