Many Americans are taking Social Security early, but is that wise? It depends. Here's what to know when deciding when to ...

The biggest announcement of the year is within sight, but it's likely to leave Social Security's more than 70 million ...

Another effect of a shutdown is that news of the next Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) may be delayed. The ...

October monthly payment. The second payment will be issued roughly four weeks later - on Friday, Oct. 31- and is the Novemb ...

Social Security beneficiaries will no longer receive physical benefit checks via mail. Going forward, all recipients need to ...

Several Social Security Administration (SSA) changes are arriving this month for beneficiaries. On October 15, the ...

Citing massive spending on federal entitlement programs, a new report from fiscal watchdog OpenTheBooks urges for greater ...

Workers say that only five of the Atlanta Social Security office's employees came to work since they aren't being paid.

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that ...

The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the ...

Social Security benefits will still be paid out during the government shutdown, although some services will be reduced.