The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little bit nearer. New federal projections, released on June 18, show that the combined Social Security trust funds will pay 100% of benefits until 2034 ...

More older Americans are claiming their Social Security benefits earlier, a potentially alarming trend that could significantly reduce the income many rely on in their golden years. As of May ...

The cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security could be 2.5% in 2026, based on the latest inflation data, new estimates show. That's up from last month's estimate of 2.4%, said Mary Johnson, an ...

That gives the Social Security Administration (SSA) time to process your claim. And even then, there can still be delays. In this Reddit post, we have the opposite situation, though.

According to the Social Security Administration, the current rate is 6.2% for employees and 12.4% for the self-employed, split between workers and employers.

Of course, the 2.5% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, has a lot to do with it. But it doesn't explain the entire increase all by itself.

FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

The latest Trustees Report estimates the Social Security trust fund for retirement benefits will drop to $0 by 2033. At that point, the incoming funds will only support about 79% of benefits due.

June Social Security payment schedule Here is a look at when Social Security payments are supposed to arrive for the remainder of the month, as per the Social Security Administration calendar: ...

Bill Armstrong is among the 62-year-olds who have filed for Social Security retirement benefits in recent months. "I decided I better get in the system before they move that age higher," he says.

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The Social Security Administration is about to get a new commissioner, but that's only the latest of a series of changes at the agency since the inauguration of President Donald Trump.