Visiting a Social Security office can often feel like a daunting task, but recent changes are making the process smoother. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has significantly increased the use ...

This month's first round of disability payments will be dispersed this week. Here's how your date of birth determines when you get your check.

COLAs are determined by measuring inflation throughvarious indices, the most common being the Consumer Price Index. While they're normally announced in October whenthe Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper Social Security checks will get theirs in the mail in September. President ...

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