Key Points Social Security benefits are determined based on individual work history, lifetime earnings, and claiming age. All ...

Social Security benefits are at the center of major changes in 2025. A rare cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) prediction and a ...

Importantly, RET amounts generally increase each year to account for changes in national wage levels. The trustee estimate ...

Social Security trustees’ report projects that the Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability trust fund reserves ...

Social Security claims are up 13% from last year - an increase of 320,000 claims. Analysts point to an aging population and ...

Deciding when to claim Social Security will depend on your personal situation. There are few social programs in the U.S. as ...

The viral rumor claims that Social Security recipients are set to receive a one-time $600 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase. While the claim has gained traction, it is entirely false.

The Social Security Administration is on track to see over 4 million online retirement claims in 2025 — an increase of over 525,000, or 15%, from fiscal 2024. Claims for Social Security were up ...

OK, back to the 2025 Social Security COLA. Due to these increases, the average monthly retirement check will be $1,976 in 2025, a $49 increase from the 2024 level.

Waiting until 2034 would require a 4.27 percentage point increase to Social Security payroll taxes, bringing the total to 16.67 percent, a 25.8 percent cut to benefits, or a combination of the two ...

For the first time since Social Security’s creation 90 years ago, the full retirement age is set to hit 67 years old in 2026.

1. Benefit increases. Social Security provides a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, every year, boosting benefits for retirees.The COLA is based on a measure of inflation from the prior year ...