Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

The first Social Security payments of 2026 arrive on January 14, carrying the new 2.8% COLA increase. Over 70 million ...

Discover the Ticket to Work Program, a free initiative helping disability beneficiaries work without losing crucial benefits ...

Get the latest on Social Security benefits, COLA updates, and policy changes — what they mean for retirees, SSI recipients ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...

For millions of retirees, disability recipients, and survivors, Social Security is not a supplement, it is the rent, the ...

Approximately 40% of Social Security beneficiaries continue to work after claiming their benefits, indicating that, in many cases, Social Security benefits are insufficient to cover the total cost of ...

After an unusually long wait for the first month of the year, the United States Social Security Administration is preparing ...

As the new year approaches, Americans preparing their finances should be aware of several Social Security changes for 2026. More than 70 million people across the U.S. receive money from the Social ...

Current policy choices are putting strain on Social Security, increasing uncertainty, and raising concerns about future ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates ...