Medicare and Social Security retirement benefits are expected to be exhausted sooner than previously thought, a trustees' ...

Funding that Social Security relies on to pay benefits will run out one year earlier than previously projected, according to a new report published Wednesday. In its annual update, the Social Security ...

Grassley emphasized in a statement last week that Social Security was never designed as a "get-rich" program or a financial ...

Recent news that Social Security funds may run out for Americans in the program raises an important question: What is Social Security?

Underspending in retirement is 'one of the biggest mistakes' retirees make, according to financial planning expert Jeffrey ...

Spousal benefits allow you to claim up to 50% of your spouse's Social Security benefit. Divorce doesn't prevent you from claiming spousal benefits, provided you were married long enough and are ...

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If you qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you can choose to start receiving your monthly payments as early as ...

The Medicare and Social Security trust funds are lurching toward insolvency. Social Security is projected to cover only 81% of benefits by 2034 and Medicare just 89% by 2033.

The average retired worker benefit in May 2025 hit $2,002.39, according to the Social Security Administration.

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming shortfall.