All Social Security benefits will get a 2.8% boost in 2026. The maximum Social Security benefit next year will climb to $5,251 per month. Understanding the factors that affect your checks can help you ...

Regular Social Security retirement payments, according to SSA’s calendar, follow a regular schedule based on your birthdate. However, if you started receiving benefits before May 1997, you’ll remain ...

The Social Security Administration's (SSA's) 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is officially 2.8%. It applies to benefits paid in January for most people, although those who receive Supplemental ...

If you receive Social Security benefits, you may be curious to know when you will receive your October payments. The exact date will depend on the type of benefit you receive — Supplemental Security ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March ending the issuance of paper checks for Social Security payments. The deadline for compliance was Sept. 30. The first wave of direct deposit ...

As the government shutdown continues, Social Security recipients may be concerned about their benefits. Rest assured, Social Security and Supplemental Social Security checks will continue as usual ...

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 ...

This will raise the average retirement benefit by $56 per month. Some of this increase will get eaten up by rising costs and, possibly, Social Security benefit taxes. Benefits are increasing, but so ...

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Because of an executive order issued in March 2025, federal benefit payments will primarily be issued electronically, with paper ...

Social Security is sending out another round of retirement and disability checks this week, and for a small group of high earners, the monthly benefit can reach up to $5,108. Knowing exactly when that ...

Starting Sept. 30, physical Social Security checks will no longer be issued. Beneficiaries will have to shift to some form of electronic payment. This is part of the agency's move to become more ...