Get the latest on Social Security benefits, COLA updates, and policy changes - what they mean for retirees, SSI recipients ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

SSI is a federal welfare program that really has nothing to do with Social Security, other than the fact that it is managed by the Social Security Administration. Juanmonino / Getty Images I can tell ...

Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living ...

I can tell it's time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...

The Social Security Administration distributes benefits to almost 74 million people each month. Here is when to expect yours in January.