Most Americans go about their daily lives without thinking much about Social Security. It's just there, like the sun rising, like taxes in April. But quietly, steadily, the numbers behind the program ...

The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset should have restored benefits for everyone. For some retirees, the checks are still coming late or not at all.

The Social Security Fairness Act signed at the beginning of 2025 is now unfair, at least when it comes to taxes, according to some representatives in Congress. Those income spikes last year likely ...

Most retirees know the basics: claim early and get less, wait and get more. But a law signed in early 2025 rewrote rules that had quietly penalized millions of public workers for decades, and the ...

A new CBO report moves the trust fund depletion date up by a full year. Here’s what that means for your retirement.

A new report warns the main Social Security fund may be depleted sooner, potentially reducing retirement and survivor ...

The Social Security Fairness Act signed at the beginning of 2025 is now unfair, at least when it comes to taxes, according to some representatives in Congress. The Social Security Fairness Act ...

The Social Security trust fund just got a year closer to running short of money, and the new timeline is specific enough that retirees and near-retirees should take it seriously. The Congressional ...

The earlier Social Security fund insolvency date is predicted due to concerns of higher inflation in the coming years.

Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois. As a ...

Millions of Americans saw a Social Security benefit boost last year thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act. If you were among them, you probably got a permanent increase to your checks as well as ...