If you receive Social Security benefits in 2026, there are several changes to the program that will impact your payments.

Here are just a few other Kennedy gems from the book: • “If you trust government, you obviously failed history class.” • “I believe that our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by ...

Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?

One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to life roughly four decades ago (and subsequently ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

Just a year ago, former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was moving out of his Senate office and helping his former staff members find ...

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-273), to repeal the government pension offset provision and the windfall elimination ...

Social Security benefits are a lifeline for many retirees, with 62% of current retirees saying they're a major source of income, according to a 2025 poll from Gallup. Now more than ever, though, ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, the last group will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more SSI check ...

There is a big generational divide over Social Security reform and widespread public misunderstanding of the program’s structure and financial future, new polling from the Cato Institute shows. “To be ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...