From changes to the Social Security Administration workflow to what happens to benefits during a government shutdown, here is what you need to know about Social Security for February.

Many people recognize that Social Security is an important income source for seniors. But Social Security goes beyond that. Americans are issued Social Security numbers for a variety of purposes. The ...

New data show rapidly shrinking staff numbers at the Social Security Administration, reducing the agency’s ability to serve older adults, people with disabilities, and other claimants.

Amid rallies at social security offices in Wisconsin and across the country, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (Idaho Falls-R) and Ron Wyden (Ore-D) submitted a letter to the ...

Washington, D.C. — The Social Security Administration (SSA) has lost more than 6,600 staff members in states across the country in less than a year, threatening its ability to serve the nearly 75 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will ...

A nonprofit legal group is calling on the Social Security Administration to release records on recent internal changes and “customer service breakdowns,” alleging it has caused widespread service ...

The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits ...

The next time you're dealing with a Social Security Administration employee, you may want to be extra kind. They're working under tremendous pressure with little reward.

WASHINGTON — They’ve made grave errors. The Social Security Administration must do more to prevent benefit checks from going to dead people and Congress should step up to pass safeguards to protect ...

There are millions of older Americans today who would not be able to get by without their monthly Social Security checks. And ...