Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can expect their November payment on Oct. 31 since Nov. 1 falls on a weekend.

The 2026 Social Security COLA Was Just Announced. Here's the Good and Bad News for Retirees. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 will be 2.8%. The annual COLA is determined using CPI-W inflation data. Even so, Social Security recipients have lost purchasing power.

Social Security benefits are a critical source of income for many people. Unfortunately, some of the individuals who are reliant on benefits may soon find themselves facing one of the biggest benefit cuts in history.

One of the recent suggestions is from the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan policy analysis and research group. It has proposed that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security should be limited in size for those with the largest benefits and highest lifetime income.

The Social Security Administration recently announced that the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 will be 2.8%. With the average retiree benefit landing at around

When you work and collect Social Security benefits before your FRA, you are subject to the Retirement Earning Test that could result in a temporary reduction of your benefits.

Full retirement age is one of the most important  Social Security rules that every current and future retiree should know. Unfortunately, understanding when FRA is can be complicated because the rules have actually been changing over time.

Whether age 70 is a long way away or just around the corner, maximizing your Social Security benefits involves waiting to make a claim.

Increases in longevity, decreases in fertility and fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. are contributing to the insolvency problem.