It is hard to imagine anyone objecting to their elderly relatives getting a surprise $1,200 boost in their Social Security ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

The political fight over how to treat public workers in the retirement system is no longer hypothetical. The House and Senate have already signed off on a major Social Security overhaul, and the next ...

Democratic Senators are pushing legislation that could hike monthly Social Security payments by $200, arguing senior citizens are struggling to keep up with sky-high costs. The recently introduced ...

Monthly Social Security payments could increase by $200 per month, if a bill introduced by Democratic Senators in late October passes. Here's what to know about the proposed legislation. What is the ...

Social Security will complete a transition more than 40 years in the making this year. In 1983, Congress enacted an amendment ...

It used to be that lawmakers had to vote in Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). COLAs became automatic in 1975. They’re pegged to inflation so that those raises can be implemented ...

Social Security is entering its 10th decade. The popular federal program began in 1935, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law. Through the years, there have ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created a $6,000 extra standard deduction for those 65 and older but did not eliminate Social Security benefit taxation. Single filers with provisional income above ...