Review these key documents to ensure you get the most from Social Security benefits and avoid costly mistakes that could ...

Get the official Social Security payment schedule for January 2026. Find out your exact deposit date based on your birth date ...

Your first Social Security check of 2026 includes the COLA, new Medicare deductions, and shifted payment dates. Here's what ...

Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living ...

The Social Security Administration's (SSA's) 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is officially 2.8%. It applies to benefits paid in January for most people, although those who receive Supplemental ...

Many people have no clue what their Social Security benefits will actually be when they've clocked out of work for the last time — and that's a problem. While these benefits might replace only 40% of ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Friday, Oct. 31, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried about ...

Social Security October payments are set to be distributed this week despite a brutal battle on Capitol Hill amid the government shutdown 2025, where the Senate will next vote today, Monday, Oct. 20, ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

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Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.