Since at least 2012, a persistent internet rumor has claimed that U.S. Social Security payments are being renamed as "Federal ...

Social Security plays a crucial role in the lives of over 60 million Americans who rely on consistent benefit payments for ...

The change will primarily affect a small group of beneficiaries who have not made the switch to electronic payment methods ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74M Americans — but how far does the average check go? See average benefits ...

Beginning July 24, Social Security garnishment recommenced for more than an estimated 1,000,000 beneficiaries who've been ...

The Trump administration will soon stop sending out paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries, as part of an effort to ...

The Administration will phase out paper benefit checks by Sept. 30, transitioning beneficiaries to direct deposit and Direct ...

The second Social Security payment for the month of August is set to be sent to this week. Here's what recipients need to know.

The first of this month's SSI payments will be dispersed Wednesday. There will also be a second August disability check due ...

Starting September 30, 2025, the SSA will stop issuing paper checks for those who still receive their benefits this way.

It does this through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), which allows it to take federal payments, including your Social Security checks. Before 2002, the law used to guarantee that you’d keep at ...

Congress and the president should come to a bipartisan agreement to fix Social Security before its funds are depleted.