The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) today launches a new podcast, Retirement in America: Conversations on the Future of Retirement Security, a monthly series exploring the challenges, ...

The legislation would allow caregivers to receive up to five years of deemed wages for Social Security benefit calculations.

Because April’s payments were issued toward the end of that month, the gap between checks in some cases will be noticeably ...

The sun has risen across a smoky orange sky. Flocks of enormous, mutated day-bats skitter across it, waiting to plummet on ...

According to the SSA’s latest data, Barron is one of the fastest-rising names for baby boys in the U.S. The name jumped up ...

As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his ...

A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.

This measure for claiming Social Security retirement benefits may encourage people to start benefits at 62. But experts say ...

Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, ...

Of the more than 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some can expect their April checks to arrive this week. This will be the last round of disability payments for the ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for April is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule. Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older ...

A slew of Social Security offices are closed due to staffing and facility issues. Rural beneficiaries may be more affected by closures, with some closed offices staffed by just one worker. The SSA ...