Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%, but over time, a pattern has emerged in how the agency calculates ...

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Fully 41 states -- plus the District of Columbia -- don't tax Social Security benefits. Here they are: Washington, D.C.

Learn how 2026 Social Security changes to COLA, earnings limits, SSI, disability, and taxes could raise or disrupt your ...

Beneficiaries who were born between the 1st and 10th day of their birth month are set to receive their monthly Social Security benefit on Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to the SSA’s payment calendar.

A new study finds that 2 in 5 people combine work and Social Security benefits for at least some period of time as they near ...

Claiming Social Security at 62 cuts your benefits by up to 30% permanently.

Social Security is changing in a number of ways next year. Some of those changes are positive, while others aren't. It's ...

Field offices have long been community-based branches that serve as the public face of the SSA, which provide in-person help ...

New rules are set to be implemented in the Social Security program in 2026, bringing changes to benefits, cost-of-living ...

Social Security is on a collision course with automatic benefit cuts that could slice nearly a quarter from monthly checks if ...

But there are two changes coming to Social Security in 2026 that probably won't be regarded as positive ones. In fact, if you ...