Social Security recipients will receive payments reflecting a 2.5% COLA increase, offering financial relief amid inflation.

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When do I receive my social security benefits payment or check in April? What we know about the SSA payments schedule, dates for SSI checks and more.

Only a small group of people get their Social Security payments by paper check, but that's set to end. What you should know ...

The agency’s plan to curtail phone services, which was expected to send tens of thousands to its offices each week, had been ...

Some Social Security recipients ... to a lack of "effective controls over benefit-computation accuracy." Under the Biden administration, the Social Security Administration in 2024 capped the ...

"Now I'm concerned that benefits could get disrupted," said Jason Fichtner, a former deputy commissioner at the Social Security Administration who was appointed by President George W. Bush.

One in five Americans currently receive social security benefits, with more than 65 million beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules for 2025 and 2026 ...

The Social Security Administration's new identity verification requirements are set to affect millions of benefits recipients.

The agency is currently battling for sweeping access to SSA’s systems in court to finish this work. (Again, 150-year-olds are not collecting social security benefits. That specific age was ...