Social Security

As inflation cools, Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is projected to decline in 2026. Seniors say the benefit bump won't be enough.

New rules will tighten identity verification for benefits, limiting phone claims to fight fraud, the Social Security Administration announced.

The sharp reversal of Biden-era policy that capped overpayment recovery at 10% of a person's monthly benefit is expected to recover $7 billion over 10 years.

The Social Security Administration recovered $4.9 billion in overpaid benefits last year, according to a report to Congress.

A change to Social Security will impact millions of beneficiaries. Here's what financial advisors need to know.

The move can help boost income, but financial advisors say it can also bring unintended Social Security consequences.

A client's immediate health needs make saving their accounts until they're 65 or over a difficult endeavor, and the accounts carry some highly specific rules.

The law will increase benefits for millions of retirees, but it's still not clear where the added funds will come from.

The vast majority of seniors surveyed about Social Security's COLA say the number should be as much as five times higher than the government is forking over this year.

The bill now heads to President Biden's desk, but supporters and critics alike worry about how it will be funded.