When can Social Security beneficiaries expect their January 2026 payments?

Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger ...

Social Security to Change in January: 4 Updates to Be Aware Of

Changes will influence monthly benefits, payroll taxes, and how much income retirees can earn without reducing their payments ...

When Are January 2026 Social Security Payments Coming?

As January 1 is a federal holiday, SSI recipients are scheduled to receive their January 2026 payment a day early—on December ...

You Have Less Than a Month to Prepare for These 2026 Social Security Changes

The earnings-test limit is higher for people reaching full retirement age within the calendar year. In 2025, the higher limit ...

Delaying Social Security until 70 can boost monthly payouts, but only a small share of Americans do it. Here’s why waiting too long could backfire

Delaying Social Security benefits until 70 is often touted as a strategy to maximize lifetime income. However, this path ...

Social Security payments January 2026 — When will your payment arrive and how much is the COLA-adjusted stimulus check you will get?

Social Security payments will rise in January 2026 as the new 2.8% COLA increase takes effect. This adjustment is designed to ...
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Change in Social Security could change survivor benefits, we tell you what they are about

A new bill in Congress, the SWIFT Act, aims to increase Social Security survivor benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving ...

Social Security Benefits Get a Cost-of-Living Adjustment in 2026 -- but How Well Will it Hold Up?

Social Security COLAs have a history of disappointing seniors due to a flaw in the way they're calculated. Millions of ...

Stretch that check! Three little-known tricks could make your 2026 Social Security go further

Millions of retirees will receive a 2.8% COLA increase in 2026, lifting the average monthly Social Security check to about $2 ...
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3 Social Security Mistakes to Avoid in 2026

If you don't wait until full retirement age to claim your benefits, they'll be reduced on a permanent basis. And you ...

Centrelink cash boost: Social security payments to increase for more than a million Australians

More than a million Australians will receive a boost to their Centrelink payments in the new year. Youth Allowance, Austudy, ...

4 Ways Working Beyond Your Full Retirement Age (FRA) Can Boost Your Social Security Checks

It's understandable if you want to claim Social Security as soon as possible to improve your quality of life or retire sooner. But if you like your job or you're worried about run ...