Some Social Security recipients may find their benefit payments arriving at an unexpected time – but don't worry – it's because of how dates are falling on the benefit program's calendar.

Millions of Americans will receive a little extra Social Security money soon, but advisers warn it may also mean a little extra taxes. "Some people's benefits will increase very little while ...

skynesher / Getty Images If you're nearing retirement, you’ve probably wondered when to start taking Social Security benefits. For years, age 65 was considered the “normal” retirement age ...

For many decades, true-blue anti-government conservatives and libertarians have secretly or semi-secretly longed to take a chain saw to Social Security, the crown jewel of the New Deal and of ...

Advocates worry mistakes could affect vulnerable older Americans. The Department of Government Efficiency is sifting through $1.6 trillion worth of Social Security payments -- records that include ...

Commissioner Michelle King had served over 30 years with the agency. The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down after a clash with DOGE employees over access to sensitive ...

By Alan Rappeport Andrew Duehren and Nicholas Nehamas Reporting from Washington The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U ...

Despite President Trump’s campaign promises, Musk is coming after your earned Social Security benefits. President Dwight Eisenhower, Republican and war hero, could have been talking about Musk ...

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration left her job this weekend after a clash with billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service over its attempts to access sensitive ...