That's why it can be really alarming to receive a notice that your benefit's about to get cut in half. That's what happened ...

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper ...

There's no question that America's Social Security system is undergoing sea change under the second iteration of the Trump administration. In particular, the Department of Government Efficiency ...

Social Security Administration officials initially said people could no longer apply for benefits over the phone starting Monday, April 14 due to high fraud risks.

The Social Security Administration is expected to end all paper check deposits by Sept. 30, 2025. In response, the SSA asks benefit recipients to update their accounts with direct deposit information.

For example, if you received $2,000 Social Security checks normally and one month you got a $4,000 check, you simply wouldn't get a benefit the next month. But the following month, you'd get your ...