The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

The Social Security program, a crucial safety net for over 73 million Americans, faces a critical juncture. Demographic and ...

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

Every year, the trustees analyze the current state of Social Security and forecast the future of the program. Changes in the ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

While 91 percent of the those affected are now receiving full benefits, there are still some "complex cases" that are taking ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision. ... Social Security couldn’t pay that spouse’s benefit because their own benefit offsets it. Before enactment the GPO law in 1977, ...

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...

Many people are used to working, paying taxes on their income, and collecting Social Security in retirement. But it used to ...

Millions of people receiving Social Security benefits could see an increase in their monthly payments due to a new law signed by former President Joe Biden just before ...