Most recipients are paid based on their birth date, but some follow a different schedule.

The Social Security Administration is making significant adjustments to its spousal benefits program in 2026, ensuring that the system better serves today’s diverse family structures. These changes, ...

Survey suggests 60% of Gen Z would oppose paying more into Social Security over concerns of getting less back.

Social Security faces a financial crossroads that’s closer than many Americans realize. The retirement program won’t actually “run out of money” since current workers will always pay into the system.

Many Americans misunderstand just how underfunded Social Security is -- and what that could mean for future benefits.

The Congressional Budget Office now estimates that the Social Security retirement trust fund will run out of money in 2032.

As 2026 unfolds, millions of retirees are discovering which promises have materialized and what changes are actually taking effect.

Once Congress works up the nerve to deal with Social Security's "imminent collapse," they will get around to passing amendments to the Social Security laws that will keep the program solvent for ...

Many people are worried that Social Security won't be around forever. Due to the nature of how the program is funded, it cannot go bankrupt. Benefit cuts are a big possibility, and retirees and ...

The age cutoff reflects an outdated assumption about how adulthood unfolds. A. P. D. G. Everett is a graduate student in ...

While surveys show Americans worry Social Security may run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says. But just how much future monthly checks amount to will depend on elected lawmakers.

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