The OPM director uses his weekly updates to detail efforts to replace paper applications, guide employees through the Online ...

You don't work hard for decades out of boredom. You do it so you have enough money to enjoy retirement—whether you plan on traveling the world, hitting the beach, or just frequently enjoying the ...

Social Security is set to deplete its trust fund before the end of 2032. The main challenge facing the program is a major demographic shift in the U.S. Social Security requires multiple changes to ...

All Social Security recipients who are collecting benefits get the COLA because otherwise their buying power would decline ...

Annual inflation isn't a guarantee, but it's about the closest thing to one. Consumer prices rise virtually every year in the ...

Retirement can be challenging, even more so for stay-at-home parents who perform unpaid caregiving work while their spouses work outside the home. In August 2025, retired workers received an average ...

Social Security benefits vary by age, earnings history, and when you start claiming. Waiting longer to claim can lead to higher monthly payments. Taxes and retirement savings affect how much income ...

The Trump administration is reportedly plotting a major overhaul of Social Security that could see hundreds of thousands of older Americans lose their disability benefits. The Social Security ...

Will the government shutdown affect Social Security payments this month? On Oct. 1, the federal government shut down as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over funding, causing some services to ...

Social Security checks have officially been renamed "Federal Benefit Payments." One popular variant claimed the government was taking money from people's earned income and saying it would be used as a ...

As the government shutdown nears the two-week mark, several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), remain impacted by furloughs and cannot operate as usual. Thousands of ...