A government shutdown could delay the announcement of the cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefits. Social ...

Social Security benefits are set to rise in 2026. The SSA predicts a 2.7% COLA increase. Retirees and beneficiaries can ...

Retired workers are on pace to get a historic COLA next year, but Social Security benefits may still lose buying power as ...

Millions of Americans depend on Social Security each month, but October's payments will look a bit different. This article ...

There is indeed a little-known Social Security claiming strategy that provides a lump-sum payment, but it’s not without its ...

In spite of an expected first for Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment since 1997, next year's raise is likely to come ...

We won't know how much of a COLA jolt retirees and others receiving Social Security benefits might see next year until the official number is released in October. The highest COLA increase for Social ...

Federal departments and agencies have put out guidance about which programs will stay open and which ones won't during the ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Retirees could lose up to a quarter of their Social Security benefits if the program’s trust fund runs dry within the next decade. A workplace pension can provide a guaranteed income to supplement ...

Existing Social Security payments will continue without disruption during a government shutdown, but people who are newly in need of Social Secuity benefits or in the process of applying for benefits ...

Social Security does get funding from the government but isn't impacted the same way as other federal services during a shutdown.