Older Americans regret taking early retirement and premature Social Security claims, as well as overspending or being too ...

Maximum benefits increase too, and in 2025, the maximum benefit will exceed $5,000 for the first time. It came close in 2024 ...

Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated based on how inflation changes in the third ...

How much money you receive in Social Security benefits depends on several factors, including your age when you start ...

Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month based on the recipient's birth date and how long they have been ...

A 20-second clip of Vivek Ramaswamy discussing a possible method of cutting the U.S. federal workforce based on employees’ ...

Trump tried to cut Social Security in the past, so why should you believe he won't try again? Watch for these 'gimmicks.' ...

With a little more than a month before the 2025 COLA kicks in, here's what you should know about the upcoming adjustment.

The relationship between the stock market and your monthly Social Security check should be on your mind, as sizable ...

The final round of November’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.