While Social Security benefits continue to arrive as promised, some Social Security services have been suspended for the time being. Due to the government shutdown, the 2026 COLA announcement may be ...

Retirement, survivor and disability payments will continue, but some services may be temporarily unavailable. By Tara Siegel Bernard The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the ...

Most people who receive Social Security get one check a month based on their birthdate. Each month, the Social Security Administration issues payments to Americans who qualify for this benefit so they ...

A quirk in the fall calendar means some Social Security recipients will get two benefit payments in October. However, they aren't receiving an extra payment. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

Social Security payments for October will be sent out on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of the month. A new paperless policy requires recipients to use direct deposit or a Direct Express ...

FILE - Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) The ...

Tens of millions of seniors may have to wait longer to find out how much their Social Security checks will rise next year. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is expected to announce the 2026 ...

The first wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent to recipients this week, with this month marking the first under the agency’s new paperless policy. Starting in ...

Social Security payments will continue during a shutdown because they are not funded through the annual budget. Some SSA services could face delays as the agency furloughs over 6,000 employees. Nearly ...

A partial government shutdown will begin on October 1 if President Trump and Congress do not reach a spending agreement. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will continue ...