The Trump administration is exploring ways to reduce costs and extend the lifespan of Social Security benefits. Here are some of their ideas.

Until now, Social Security disability benefits got easier to qualify for as a person reached 50 and above. The Trump plan would end that.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) must be notified when you legally change your name, and this includes name changes through marriage, divorce, or a court order - so how do ...

One of the recent suggestions is from the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan policy analysis and research group. It has proposed that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, ...

The Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship aims to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. unless ...

Republican tax cuts and immigration crackdowns have deepened Social Security’s crisis. How to fix it without punishing working Americans.

If you're thinking of filing at 65, confirm your FRA, compare payouts at different ages, fix your earnings record, and plan ...

When you work and collect Social Security benefits before your FRA, you are subject to the Retirement Earning Test that could ...

The SSA’s final October payments went out this week, and some beneficiaries will see two deposits in October — including an ...

Important: If you created a Social Security username before September 18, 2021, you may have noticed that the sign-in process has changed. As of July 2025, you now need a new Logi ...

If you want to know why the Trump administration suddenly reversed course this week and brought 3,000 federal workers back from furlough to help with Medicare open enrollment, after earlier this month ...

It's natural to be unhappy with your 2.8% Social Security COLA, especially if you've been struggling and were hoping for a larger raise. The good news is that you can take matters into your own hands ...