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

Social Security was created 90 years ago as a means of helping seniors stay out of poverty. Today, all these years later, many seniors still rely on these benefits as a crucial source of income during ...

A good number of Americans rely on Social Security as income to cover their living expenses and basic needs. Each month, the Social Security Administration issues payments to Americans who qualify for ...

Social Security faces insolvency by 2032, forcing policymakers to weigh politically fraught options. Commissioner Frank Bisignano said “everything’s being considered,” as America’s retiree population ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. September's ...

The federal government has begun phasing out paper-based payments in a move that will impact Social Security benefits and tax refunds as recipients are told to shift to electronic payment methods ...

About 500,000 people were still getting paper checks — including people over age 80, living with disabilities or without internet access.

Social Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, which is slightly above the 2.5% increase U.S. retirees received in 2025. That's according to an estimate from ...

(NEXSTAR) – Social Security beneficiaries could see a slightly larger bump in their checks in 2026, according to a new projection from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The TSCL model predicts that ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. Based on August's inflation reading, experts have an updated estimate. There's still room for 2026's COLA to ...

Social Security recipents may see a 2.8% rise in their monthly checks next year, according to a new estimate based on the latest inflation report, but Medicare payments are still expected to take most ...