As 2026 unfolds, retirees in the United States face the challenge of balancing their current jobs with federal benefits. The ...

SSI recipients will see higher monthly payments in 2026 due to inflation adjustments. Here's what's changing, how COLA works, and why it matters.

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that ...

Earnings limits, benefit caps, and work credits are all shifting next year—and some changes affect people not even collecting ...

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits is 2.8%, resulting in an average increase of approximately $56 per month. However, many seniors and Social Security advocates ...

Happy New Year! Now that we are done with the Christmas festivities, we can look forward to what 2026 has in store for us.

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates ...

If you receive Social Security payments, whether you’re in retirement or have a disability, the Social Security Administration (SSA) calculates your benefits as a monthly sum. Each aspect of the ...

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