The annually published Social Security Board of Trustees Report has been forecasting a long-term funding shortfall for ...

Voters are understandably nervous every time Congress or the president talks about changing Social Security. The only way to ...

Trump's exclusion of an oft-touted Social Security proposal will be highly unpopular but is absolutely necessary.

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit you qualify for when you reach your full retirement age (FRA). FRA is 67 ...

Some older Americans assume that since they no longer need to worry about a job loss, they don't need emergency savings. On ...

Lots of changes in store for Social Security recipients as more people rely on a system that's operating above capacity. Full ...

I am contemplating retiring at the end of the year. I’m married and will receive two monthly pension payments; $3,600 from ...

Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says Congress must reform Social ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be distributed in four days.

If you happened to have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration (SSA), your check may smaller this month.

Social Security is a complex government program that is capable of making costly mistakes. Learn what to do if you receive a ...