Find out the full 2026 Social Security and SSI payment schedule, including COLA increases, holiday adjustments and important ...

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

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed the WEP and GPO provisions. Learn how this affects public service workers and ...

Social Security changes in 2026 include a cost-of-living increase and an increase in the maximum benefit recipients can get.

Monthly Social Security payments are distributed based on the recipient’s date of birth: people born between the 1 st and the ...

Learn about six important Social Security changes coming in 2026, from COLA adjustments to higher tax limits, and how they ...

Find out why the Social Security Administration will not be issuing payments on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, and learn when ...

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that beneficiaries saw this year. In 2025, more than 72.5 million people saw a 2.5% COLA ...

For much of the year, more Social Security beneficiaries focus on the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA directly impacts retirees’ monthly benefits, increasing payouts to counter inflation.

A 2.8% Social Security COLA brings average checks to $2,071, yet over half of retirees say rising expenses outpace the ...

Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano recently published an op-ed defending the Trump administration’s handling of ...