Even if you're in line for the maximum possible benefit, you might be surprised at how much more you can get by waiting.

The 2025 Social Security COLA is 2.5%. That's less than the 3.2% beneficiaries got in 2024 and well under the 8.7% they got ...

Over the last 23 years ... What's the average Social Security benefit at ages 62, 65, and 70? Every year, the SSA's Office of the Actuary releases a data set detailing the average benefit paid ...

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could see Social Security benefits change for millions of recipients—but it is still awaiting Senate approval. The Social Security Fairness Act ...

Benefits increase over time with cost ... and you're wondering what Social Security benefits might look like then, as of the end of 2023, the average benefit for a 65-year-old was $1,563, or ...

About 67 million people receive social security benefits. That's one in five ... and increasing the retirement age from 65 to ...

Social Security may become insolvent as early as 2035. President-elect Donald Trump previously vowed tax cuts for seniors.

Though President-elect Donald Trump has often promised to protect Social Security, he has not explained exactly how he would ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time ...

For an overwhelming majority of retirees, Social Security ... worker benefit. Since it's entirely determined by the year you're born, it's the only variable you have no control over.

About 67 million people receive social security benefits ... retirement age from 65 to 67. That was the last time Social Security had any sort of major reform which was over 40 years ago.