Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living ...

Social Security payments for January 2026 are rolling out now, including the first checks with the 2.8% COLA increase. See the full payment schedule by birthday and benefit type.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is starting 2026 with substantial changes. The government agency is moving forward ...

The Social Security Administration is disputing a Washington Post report that claims the agency and system got worse under ...

A new report from The Washington Post outlined backlogs faced by the Social Security Administration this year.

The delays in service are largely the result of staff firings, coupled with little training for transferred staff.

The Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General said the agency’s average speed of answer was only seven ...

A nonprofit legal group is calling on the Social Security Administration to release records on recent internal changes and “customer service breakdowns,” alleging it has caused widespread service ...

We know you're busy getting ready for Christmas: looking for gifts, worrying about whether they'll arrive on time, planning ...

A new report finds that there has been significant reduction in Social Security field office staff over the past year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Congress failed to pass a funding deal by the Oct. 1 deadline, the federal government is now in a partial shutdown. Yet for millions of Americans, one source of certainty ...

The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the ...