Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.

West Virginia is phasing out its tax on Social Security benefits. For 2025 returns (filed in 2026), 65% of benefits will be ...

Regular Social Security retirement payments, according to SSA’s calendar, follow a regular schedule based on your birthdate. However, if you started receiving benefits before May 1997, you’ll remain ...

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two payments in December 2025 due to holiday scheduling. The January 2026 SSI payment will be sent early on December 31, 2025, because ...

Campaign slogans promise retirees "no tax on Social Security," but the Internal Revenue Code does not work in slogans. Federal law still treats a portion of many retirees' monthly checks as taxable ...

Technically, the Social Security Administration pays benefits in the month following the month they're due. Some people won't receive their payments until the fourth Wednesday of each month. If you're ...

The SSA is withholding up to 50% of benefits to recover overpayments. Learn why this is happening, what your rights are, and ...

The first Social Security payments in December will be distributed in a week for Nevada beneficiaries with birth dates from the 1st to the 10th. Social Security benefits — paid mostly to recipients ...

The Social Security Administration uses four straightforward variables to calculate your monthly Social Security benefit. Though every age within the traditional claiming range of 62 through 70 has ...