As of May 2025, over 55 million people receive Social Security retirement benefits, with most relying on them for most or all ...

In 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will redefine public assistance households, broadening eligibility for ...

Here's a Social Security simple definition: "To better understand Social Security, it may be helpful to know that the official name is the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI ...

The Social Security program, established in 1935, provides monthly financial benefits to workers when they reach retirement age, as well as to survivors of deceased workers (e.g., a spouse or ...

At a recent internal meeting, a Social Security administrator projected some numbers on a screen to illustrate a remarkable trend: New benefit claims were up by more than 15% in March, compared ...

that’s what’s pretty much going to determine where you land on the question of whether Social Security is a big driver of the national debt. Safo: So it’s a matter of what the definition of ...

The Social Security Administration said it's backtracking from a requirement that would have forced some elderly and disabled people to visit agency offices in person to verify their identities ...

If you're at least 60 but not yet at Social Security's definition of "full retirement age," your payout will be somewhere in the range of 71% to 99% of your deceased spouse's full benefit.