Benefits September 8, 2026
Social Security recipients are on track to receive their biggest cost-of-living adjustment in four years, which will likely push one group’s average payment above $1,000 a month.
Payroll Taxes September 7, 2026
Some Republicans, like Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, are slowly warming to the idea of raising payroll taxes on upper-income households to shore up Social Security.
Benefits August 31, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, introduced the "Social Security Expansion Act." Under the terms of the bill, current Social Security recipients will receive an extra $200 a month.
Benefits August 19, 2026
For example, if you're an ex-spouse, you can legally collect on your former spouse's record if you meet certain conditions.
Benefits August 18, 2026
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is pushing for action on Social Security as he enters his final months in Congress, but he is running out of time.
Benefits August 14, 2026
The Senior Citizens League’s new estimate reflects a 0.8 percentage point increase over last year’s cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8%.
Benefits August 12, 2026
An economist proposes bipartisan Social Security reform that avoids any benefit cuts and puts the program on a path to long-term solvency.
Benefits August 12, 2026
The Social Security Administration said it is addressing concerns about the disability filing process with new technology designed to make the process easier.
Benefits August 6, 2026
Social Security payments would increase, annual cost-of-living adjustments could be larger and fewer retirees would pay federal taxes on their benefits under a reintroduced proposal from two Connecticut lawmakers.
Benefits August 6, 2026
One way to improve the program: Social Security ought to change its tax treatment of self-employment and start taxing the employers of independent contractors.
Benefits July 30, 2026
AARP said the PROMISE bill introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Bill Cassidy, R-La., and six other lawmakers would remove public input from its important role in reforming Social Security.
CAS July 29, 2026
You may want to rely on a nondeductible IRA to supplement contributions to an employer-provided plan.