We're nearly half way into January and another set of Social Security checks will soon be headed out to beneficiaries. The ...

she said. "Because I need to eat." After her husband died, Paternostro discovered she couldn't collect his Social Security benefits due to a pair of federal policies called the Windfall ...

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for ...

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared two procedural hurdles in the U.S. Senate this week, and is now headed toward possible passage on Friday ...

But Social Security benefits would still go out. Social Security is considered a mandatory program, and it's not funded by the shorter-term continuing-resolution bills that have kept the ...

A new year, a new number for Social Security and the benefit program's full retirement age. Most people associate the age of 65 with retirement – although there's data suggesting the average ...

The Senate is plowing forward with consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing its first procedural hurdle on what supporters hope is a path to passage later this week. The Senate ...

WASHINGTON—The Senate advanced a bill extending billions of dollars in Social Security benefits to some public-sector workers whose payments are currently limited, a near-final step in a drawn ...

A new poll from Monmouth University found there is widespread public support for eliminating income taxes levied on Social Security income, tips and overtime payments, which were some of Donald ...

Congress is running out of time to pass the Social Security Fairness Act. The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance ...

Social Security forms the bedrock of income for millions of retirees, survivors and disabled people across the United States. As the New Year quickly approaches, some notable changes will be made ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, setting up potential passage in the final days of the lame ...