An email from the agency praised the bill, but only some recipients will see savings. Here's what the legislation means for seniors.

The long-term outlook for the Social Security trust funds has declined slightly, the latest annual report from the program’s ...

Even though it seemed like the right move at the time, there were some financial planning hiccups George wishes he'd avoided to get a bigger Social Security check.

President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted 47 Social Security Administration branches for closure.

Fuller, Social Security's first beneficiary, retired in 1939 and died in 1975. Today, we should all be planning for a retirement that's as long as Ida's.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935. The law set a January 1937 deadline to start collecting payroll taxes from the first 26 million workers covered by ...

1. Apply the Social Security payroll tax to income above $400,000 Social Security is primarily funded by a dedicated payroll tax, which takes 6.2% of wages from workers and employers.

Those eligible for SSI can begin the application process online, in person at your local Social Security office, or by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time ...

A Social Security office in Houston in 2022. (Mark Felix for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Few if any programs of the U.S. government touch as many people as directly as Social Security.

The Trump administration listed 47 Social Security offices around the U.S. for closure. The only office to close in Florida was the hearing office in Melbourne, which will shut its doors May 16.

Protests have grown in number and miles against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk against their moves to cut back on the Social Security system, a program in place mostly untouched since 1935.