Most Social Security recipients receive benefits like clockwork, but certain situations can trigger unexpected delays.

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking an important step to improve how we serve the public by joining the ...

Social Security could end up paying you a pretty decent amount of money in retirement. And if you don't have much savings, those monthly benefits may constitute the bulk of your retirement income.

A fraud situation with your Social Security number can keep you from opening an SSA.gov account, a major obstacle if you’re trying to enroll in Medicare.

Social Security checks have officially been renamed "Federal Benefit Payments." Rating: False (About this rating?) For several years, persistent internet rumors have claimed U.S. Social Security ...

Data on benefit recipients will now be shared from the Department of Homeland Security — the agency in charge of ICE — to the Social Security Administration.

As the government shutdown enters its third week, several federal agencies — including the Social Security Administration (SSA) — remain affected by furloughs and are not operating at full capacity.

The U.S. government shutdown has begun to affect an area many Americans take for granted: Social Security benefits. Yesterday, the government failed to release a critical report—the Consumer Price ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried ...