Surviving spouses in the United States have the option to claim Social Security survivor benefits based on their deceased ...

Officially, we have been in a partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government for a fortnight. It began on October 1, 2025, ...

The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens ...

Facing a government shutdown, the Social Security Administration pushed the 2026 cost-of-living announcement to Oct. 24; ...

With upwards of 750,000 government employees furloughed, the impacts of the closure are adding up as agencies offer limited services and backlogged requests from the public.

Thousands of Social Security Administration workers have been furloughed by government shutdown. Here's how it has affected ...

Citing the shutdown, the Social Security Administration postponed its announcement of the annual payment bump beneficiaries will receive in 2026.

If you’re disabled and haven’t paid into Social Security yourself, you may still qualify for survivor benefits based on your ...