The next September payment will go to beneficiaries with birthdays from the 11th through the 20th, while forecasts indicate next year’s benefit increase could be ...

Waiting up to age 70 to claim Social Security, instead of starting payments sooner, can provide a big increase to monthly benefits. The strategy yields a dual benefit: Even if they delay claiming, ...

For the nearly 55 million retired workers who took home a Social Security benefit in July, there are few, if any, announcements more anticipated than the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal ...

With two of those three figures now released, AARP forecast the 3.6 percent COLA on Friday. If that projection holds, the COLA would be the largest since 2023, when the inflation adjustment was 3.2 ...