The new bill comes as the Social Security trust fund approaches possible depletion and as Congress faces mounting pressure.

This process is known as the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. It is an important feature of the Social Security program, ...

Social Security relies mostly on payroll tax revenue to cover its expenses. In the coming years, though, that income stream ...

The vast majority of seniors are heavily reliant on Social Security to make ends meet in retirement. In a survey conducted by ...

Chatzky pointed out that IRAs play a crucial role in helping people bridge the retirement savings divide. For those who haven ...

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will be distributed twice in August - on Friday, Aug 1 and on Friday, ...

A federal jury recently convicted an Aiken woman of stealing her mother's Social Security retirement benefits following her ...

A bipartisan duo in the Senate has been garnering attention for a pitch aimed at shoring up the solvency of Social Security.

The Administration will phase out paper benefit checks by Sept. 30, transitioning beneficiaries to direct deposit and Direct ...

Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't ...

A recent report showed that about two-thirds of retired Americans say they rely on Social Security “substantially,” while 21% ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks a basket of goods, as measured by government officials. The corresponding price ...