A new proposal could boost Social Security benefits for caregivers and older workers in physically demanding jobs.

Most Americans are in favor of making the wealthy pay more while reducing their benefits. The government could increase the ...

President Trump said he was revoking former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s security clearances on Friday as retribution for ...

Without Social Security, millions of Americans would be living below the poverty line. With it, many don't -- even though the ...

The Social Security program is very complex and has many rules regarding who can claim benefits, when they can claim benefits, and how much they can claim. The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated ...

Tinkering with Social Security — the financial lifeline for millions of retirees — feels like a bad idea. With the program’s ...

February has arrived and so has a new set of Social Security Disability Insurance payments. Now that the 2.5% COLA boost has been in effect for a month now, beneficiaries likely know how much ...

"And if someone misses the news or doesn’t understand how this change affects them, they could leave unclaimed benefits on the table." The Social Security Administration is still developing the ...

One positive aspect of Social Security is that the program is set up to adapt to economic changes. Each year, for example, Social Security benefits are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living ...