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The second round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...

Phones have been ringing off the hook at the Social Security Administration prompting the agency to use a temporary solution ...

The Trump administration’s colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos ...

The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times ...

Social Security phishing scams use urgency and impersonation to steal personal data. Learn how to spot fake SSA emails and ...

If Trump deports at least 10% of undocumented immigrants a year, Social Security funds are expected to be depleted six months ...

Keep a weathered eye on those pop-up messages; it might be scammers looking to phish you out of your retirement money.

You can update most of your information with the Social Security Administration online. But for big changes, you may need to ...

The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually ...