Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — ...

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats would provide a six-month boost to Social Security benefits received by millions of ...

Proposals to borrow for Social Security benefits could trigger higher interest rates across Treasury and mortgage markets, ...

Anyone approaching State Pension age is urged to check which payments they will continue to receive after they retire and which ones will stop ...

In this piece, we show that over 75 years, borrowing to fund Social Security could: Add over $150 trillion to the debt when adjusted for inflation, or over $700 trillion nominally Boost debt by over ...

Social Security beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of how much they can expect each month through the SSA’s calculator.

Looking a bit further back, Social Security's 2.8% raise ties for the ninth-largest year-over-year increase since this ...

The increase, which is slightly larger than the 2.5% bump announced for beneficiaries last year, is designed to help recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income retain their buying ...

The problem with the “basic math” behind delaying Social Security is that it often overlooks longevity risk. While it’s true that waiting longer increases your benefit, your total lifetime payout ...

Bipartisan collaboration on a mix of reforms will likely be needed to keep the system solvent and benefits intact.