According to estimates from the SSA's 2026 COLA Fact Sheet, the average monthly retired-worker benefit is expected to climb ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%. This is the increase all Social Security beneficiaries, ...

See the complete 2026 Social Security payment schedule, month by month. Learn how birthdates, SSI rules, and potential ...

Though average Social Security payouts are meaningfully increasing in the new year, most beneficiaries remain worse for the ...

The Social Security Administration is preparing the most sweeping changes to disability benefits in its history, and the fallout could disqualify as many as 750,000 Americans from benefits, according ...

More than a half-dozen changes, ranging from the amount beneficiaries receive each month to the payroll tax liability of ...

If you are still working and self-employed at age 66, not drawing Social Security, and were involved in an accident rendering you severely disabled, what are you eligible for? Is disability only for ...

I often feel guilty if I write a column that essentially repeats information I’ve given in past columns. But readers often remind me that I shouldn’t worry about that. For example, today I got an ...

Whenever I see a parent with a disabled child, it tugs at my heartstrings. On the one hand, I can’t imagine the hardships they must face almost every day. I think of our neighbors — a retired couple ...