The average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments as a result of the CPI-W.

The Social Security retirement and Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust funds are approaching insolvency, with both trust ...

Many people worry about not having enough money for retirement. If you're one of them, here's how you can assess your situation and get back on track.

The postponement of the announcement is the most recent example of how the government shutdown has made it more difficult for ...

The cost-of-living adjustment announcement has a new date following a delay due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The shutdown delayed the Consumer Price Index report used to determine the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

While it's impossible to know the exact amount, there is a lot of publicly available information about Social Security. Here's the maximum Social Security benefit at ages 62, 67, and 70.

If you expect to claim spousal benefits, though, you won't be able to boost your payment by as much. Spousal benefits max out ...

Some older Americans, staring down potential Social Security benefit cuts, might look to access the program as soon as ...

Learn the average Social Security benefit for 75-year-olds, why payments are higher for late claimers, and how to estimate ...