Let’s discuss how to apply online, along with a few problems we are discovering in helping others apply for Medicare at ...

In 2025, Social Security Administration employees were suddenly faced with a heavier workload. Here's how that can impact you when you need help.

The Social Security Administration distributes benefits to almost 74 million people each month. Here is when to expect yours in February.

Annual adjustments to retirement benefits, FEHB costs, Social Security rules and TSP limits are now taking effect.

Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts raising alarms.

For decades, conventional wisdom about Social Security has painted a simple picture. Claim early and you get less. Wait until ...

Josh Shapiro got a 3.3% cost of living salary bump Jan. 1, making him the highest-paid governor in the country, Joanne, who ...

New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.

I continually remind my readers that they shouldn't worry too much when they read or hear reports of Social Security's imminent collapse. Once Congress works up the nerve to deal with the issue (and ...

Social Security benefits remain taxable on federal income tax returns. But many older adults can save money with new enhanced ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in January 2026 as usual — with checks and direct deposits distributed according to the Social Security ...

The first Social Security payments of 2026 are set to go out in January, reflecting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of ...