Understanding how Social Security calculates your benefits is key to smart planning. Your benefit depends on lifetime ...

A day after it announced the elimination of the Office of Transformation, the SSA said it was closing the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and that it would reassign the office's tasks - ...

Immigration absolutely is part of the reason Social Security is eight years away from sweeping benefits cuts -- but it's a ...

From checking Social Security records to updating retirement plans, here’s a step-by-step checklist for maximizing your ...

SSI recipients will get two checks in May – one on May 1 (the check for May 2025) and a second on May 30 (the check for June). For months when the first of the month falls on a federal holiday or a ...

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program that pays benefits to people who can’t work due to a medical condition. It’s funded by payroll taxes — meaning that people who work ...

Nearly 69 million Americans currently receive benefits from SSA, and 183 million workers pay into the program ... including those applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, to still be able to ...

Anyone who receives SSDI benefits but cannot manage the payments independently is provided a representative payee. The payee ...

Social Security's average monthly benefit as of February 2025 was $1,980.86 for retired workers. This doesn't include those receiving spousal, survivors, or disability benefits. The February 2025 ...

"This is a mind-blowing chart ... so they can pay federal taxes. A Social Security number alone doesn’t make someone eligible to receive Social Security or other benefits.