A 2.57% increase would add about $49 to the $1,917 average Social Security check as of May 2024. It's not a lot, but it might be the biggest increase seniors can expect for years to come.

But a 2.5% COLA for 2025 stings because it's the smallest one to arrive in years. At the start of 2024, seniors on Social ...

USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.

Older Americans regret taking early retirement and premature Social Security claims, as well as overspending or being too ...

The bill now awaits a Senate vote for a chance to become law, but only has until Dec. 31 before it dies. Together ...

After this article was published Monday, and with two months left in his term, news outlets reported that he was leaving to run for chair of the Democratic National Committee. Social Security ...

One Social Security rule that isn't changing in 2025 is the threshold for taxes on benefits. Social Security recipients are ...

Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month based on the recipient's birth date and how long they have been ...

Seniors awaiting bigger Social Security checks next year may be shocked to discover higher Medicare premiums will eat up a ...

Anyone born between the 21st and 31st of any month will have their benefits paid on December 27. January payments for SSI and ...

In fact, due to inflation and benefit changes, seniors collecting Social Security are most likely to ... Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf ...

Seniors with incomes in excess of $394,000 will pay $443.90 in IRMAA and the standard $185.00, or a total of $628.90 a month. Medicare enrollees who are already getting Social Security benefits ...