The Social Security Administration (SSA) has wrapped up its January payment cycle, ensuring that retirees, survivors, and individuals on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and ...

3. Stricter criteria for Social Security work credits. Workers in 2024 had to earn $1,730 to earn one Social Security work credit. You need 40 of these in order to qualify for retirement benefits ...

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74M Americans — but how far does the average check go? See average benefits ...

The first SSI payments were sent out to recipients by the Social Security Administration in January 1974, with payment rates being adjusted in line with the cost of living since 1975, ...

Social Security Got a Shake-Up in 2025, and 3 Changes May Surprise Retirees. By Trevor Jennewine – Feb 4, 2025 at 4 ... The Social Security Fairness Act was signed in January 2025.

The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...

New year, new Social Security rules. In January, several aspects of Social Security changed, including credits and taxes, check amounts and full retirement age rules. Being aware of the 2025 ...

Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.5%, ... An average beneficiary will see their monthly payment rise next year by $50 to $1,957, up from $1,907 in January 2024.

January’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries on Dec. 31. To meet eligibility requirements, filers must be at least partially blind ...