It would mark the most significant changes to the disability program in its history, according to Jack Smalligan, senior ...

The government is planning to phase out paper checks for most consumers receiving Social Security benefits and other federal ...

Social Security recipients are projected to see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, based on the August CPI data ...

Each month, the Social Security Administration releases a monthly snapshot of what it's paying in benefits. And as of August, ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment will be announced next month and is expected to be increase over the 2025 COLA.

In 2024, Ohio's Social Security benefit payments were predicted to rise by as much as $84.6 million per month in total with a ...

Anyone who receives supplemental security income from the agency should have received their September check on Aug. 29.

One final limitation is that you cannot claim a spousal benefit until your partner has applied for checks. There is an ...

Paper checks are considerably costlier than electronic fund transfers (EFTs). Whereas a paper check costs the U.S. government ...

"When the first day of the month falls on the weekend or a federal holiday, you receive your SSI payment on the last business day before the first day of the month. That means you may get two SSI ...

Claiming Social Security at 62 comes with big penalties that could cost you a lot of money over your lifetime.

If you're collecting benefits on a spouse's (or ex-spouse's) work record, you may lose those if you remarry. Although Social ...