In 2025, a single Social Security work credit is worth $1,810. In 2026, the value of a work credit is rising to $1,890. This ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

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

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

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

From a 2.8% Social Security COLA to higher Medicare premiums and new drug-price caps, here’s what’s changing in 2026 — and why the future of these programs is under pressure.

A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially ...

Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.

SSI is a federal welfare program that really has nothing to do with Social Security, other than the fact that it is managed by the Social Security Administration. Juanmonino / Getty Images I can tell ...

A civil engineer earning $176,100 in 2025 per year looks the same as Elon Musk in the eyes of the Social Security system.

The changes range from an increase in work credit requirements to a relatively modest cost-of-living adjustment.