Social Security payments to more than 74 million Americans will stay on schedule during the government shutdown.

Up to 85% of your Social Security benefits may be taxed, but a new "senior deduction" can cut taxes—unless your income is too ...

You may be wondering how your monthly Social Security benefit in retirement compares to others. If you're struggling to cover your costs on Social Security alone, that's understandable -- even if your ...

American workers pay taxes into a Social Security “trust fund.” The more you earn now, the more you will reap later in retirement benefits. You can monitor your progress in a government account called ...

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

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.

Social Security began clawing back overpayments at a higher rate in July, and beneficiaries who have been overpaid will see a lot more money coming out of their monthly checks to cover the ...

The proposal, called the You Earn It, You Keep It Act, would eliminate federal taxes on Social Security income.

In spite of an expected first for Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment since 1997, next year's raise is likely to come ...

If Congress doesn't reach some kind of deal by midnight Oct. 1, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that does and doesn't mean.