One of the most important documents in the United States is the Social Security Number (SSN). This nine-digit number is essential for various transactions, from securing employment to paying taxes, ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Starting Sept. 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefit payments.

There is a good portion of the American population that relies on Social Security as their primary, and sometimes sole, source of income. In fact, nearly 7.4 million people rely on these benefits in ...

The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the ...

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.