The Claiming Age Clarity Act and the Social Security Child Protection Act aim to make the system more transparent and secure, ...

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

Who wouldn't be glad if their grandma suddenly received an extra $200 with her Social Security benefits? Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, have ...

A new Social Security proposal would increase survivor benefits and raise support for disabled widows and widowers.

A new proposal in Congress could allow some Americans to receive new Social Security numbers under updated rules, as ...

Learn why Social Security's full retirement age reaches 67 for good in 2026, how it changes your benefit options, and simple ways to time your claim wisely.

But President Donald Trump’s campaign promise, “Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security — and they won't,” was upheld ...

A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially ...

Good news for Social Security recipients: Congress is working on the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, which could add an additional $200 to your monthly checks for the first six months ...

Amid skyrocketing prices in President Trump’s America, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is part of an effort to increase Social Security benefits and help seniors combat the rising cost of ...

Congress is considering legislation that could reshape how benefits adjust for inflation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.