With the SSA cutting in-person visits, going online is essential. Our guide walks you through setting up your account, using login.gov, and managing your benefits.

As the year 2025 comes to an end, Social Security recipients are urged to complete several key tasks before Dec. 31, from correcting earnings records to updating tax withholding and direct deposit ...

The Social Security Administration sends regular monthly payments, and the date varies depending on birth date or when you began receiving benefits. Here's what to expect in December.

Keeping your Social Security information current is essential for receiving your monthly benefits without interruption. The Social Security Administration (SSA) relies on accurate data to adjust your ...

Every year the Social Security Administration calculates how inflation affects the cost of living and then adjusts benefits for the near 75 million Americans depending on those benefits to survive.

Be careful when seeking help accessing your Social Security account, as the information is highly sensitive. Dee was trying to access his Social Security information online, but he kept hitting ...

A federal appeals court says it won't lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Ron Tschida reported on an informational meeting on America's Social Security retirement system ...

The Social Security Administration has more sensitive data on more Americans than almost any other government agency, making two recent Supreme Court rulings risky and consequential for nearly ...

Anyone calling and asking for your Social Security number or banking information is likely trying to commit fraud.' ...