Learn what the average Social Security benefit is in 2026, what factors go into determining a benefit, and how to compare ...

Social Security benefits are a lifeline for many retirees, with 62% of current retirees saying they're a major source of income, according to a 2025 poll from Gallup.

Social Security benefits are rising in 2026. A 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase the average retired worker ...

The SSA pays monthly benefits to more than 70 million Americans, including retirees and people with disabilities.

Earnings limits, benefit caps, and work credits are all shifting next year—and some changes affect people not even collecting ...

See how claiming Social Security at different ages impacts your monthly benefit, using updated 2026 figures that reflect the ...

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that ...

Social Security benefits will average $2,071 per month in 2026 after a 2.8% COLA increase. Average retiree spending is $60,000 annually, but Social Security may only provide $24,852 on average in the ...

Though average Social Security payouts are meaningfully increasing in the new year, most beneficiaries remain worse for the wear.

Some confusion has surfaced as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will not receive a payment during the month of ...

The COLA increase for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income will be on the January payment. Here's when to expect ...

Social Security benefits change according to your past and present income, as well as the age at which you began claiming ...