The Social Security Administration is transitioning to electronic payments next week after 85 years of issuing paper checks to U.S. retirees.

A new bipartisan congressional proposal for the beleaguered Social Security program aims to change the wording around key ...

Deciding when to claim Social Security retirement benefits is a big decision. A new proposal calls for changing the way those ages are described.

Members of Congress recently introduced legislation that would eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits and raise the ...

Since President Trump took office, he has proposed or initiated changes to how Social Security functions. Here's a roundup.

The introduction of the Senate’s Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal unions comes as the House’s bill nears the possibility of a floor vote.

Social Security is a major source of income for more than 74.5 million Americans. How far does the average check actually go? Most retirees collect about $1,955 a month from Social Security as of ...

WASHINGTON — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. "an ...

Question: “I’m 70 years old and I retired from the federal government 12 years ago after 40 years of service. I have a $120,000-per-year pension with annual cost of living raises. My wife is 68 and ...

'With recent changes I heard that the law has changed and I may qualify to receive a benefit' "I did not work enough under Social Security so I do not qualify for my own Social Security benefits." ...