The Social Security Administration's decision to end paper statements summarizing people's Social Security benefits has been criticized by the government's chief watchdog agency. Consumers badly need ...

In the vast landscape of the United States, more than 72.5 million individuals depend on the Social Security Administration (SSA) for various benefits. These monthly payments primarily support retired ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday it would publish September's consumer inflation report on October 24 to ...

This year’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment announcement, scheduled for October 15, may be pushed back due to the government shutdown.

Some furloughed government workers will return to work to produce a key inflation report for September, allowing for the calculation of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment, according to ...

The Social Security COLA helps retirement benefits keep up with the rising costs of food and services. There are many things the government might deduct from your Social Security check each month.

Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities in 2034 if lawmakers don’t act to address the program’s pending shortfall, ...

Your Social Security benefits in retirement are based on your personal earnings record. They're also based on your 35 highest-paid years in the workforce. But if you don't have a full 35-year work ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the ...