To calculate cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases to 2026 payments, the agency needs data from the largely furloughed ...

For several years, many people online have claimed that U.S. Social Security payments were being renamed "Federal Benefit ...

When Donald Trump ran for the presidency, the main agenda was to bring down inflation and make the lives of everyday Americans easier. However, Trump’s current policies do not seem to be going that ...

On Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) took to X to accuse Donald Trump of planning to reduce Social Security benefits ...

There’s some major news dropping in October, barring government shutdown delays (1), that affects nearly every retiree across ...

Both Social Security and Medicare have their own income streams, separate from the federal government's general fund. This ...

Social Security beneficiaries will no longer receive physical benefit checks via mail. Going forward, all recipients need to ...

Social Security recipients now have the second of three data points that will determine their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026.A key gauge for inflation — the Consumer Price Index for ...

Wednesday’s government shutdown won’t affect your Social Security benefits — but other benefits could be affected.

The shutdown of the federal government has thrown a wrench in the 2026 COLA calculations. Here is what you need to know as we ...

Social Security benefits will still be paid out during the government shutdown, although some services will be reduced.

The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the ...