I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead.

February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 12 days.

Voters heard a simple promise about Social Security taxes: that the new budget law would wipe them out for retirees. The ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

Two policy shifts are quietly reshaping Social Security from a program many retirees feared would shrink into one that offers more predictable income and fairer treatment. Benefits are rising in real ...

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dear Liz: I’m 59. In 8 years, I will qualify for an average Social Security income. I have no retirement saved and ...

On September 2, 2025, OIG published the results of an audit that found obvious errors and/or inconsistencies with Medicare requirements in all 122 of the cost reports reviewed (i.e., cost reports for ...

If you live with a disability, you can receive either SSI or SSDI, though these benefit programs have slightly different qualification criteria. If you’re on SSDI, you can also be eligible for ...

A total of 56 percent of companies report a data security breach in connection with printing, with mixed printer fleets and older printing devices posing a major security risk. The average cost of ...

When it comes to tax news, but especially when it comes to tax law, it’s important to always read the fine print. Both whitehouse.gov and the Social Security Administration issued press releases ...