Social Security is based on lifetime earnings. The first step in calculating retired-worker benefits is adjusting (or ...

The future of Social Security is top of mind for millions of Americans who get a monthly check from the benefits program.

Put simply, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a "change in benefits based on changes in the prices of goods and services, ...

Elon Musk says the Biden administration's expanded program has issued millions of Social Security numbers to noncitizens.

The Social Security Administration, or SSA, publishes an annual document called the Social Security Statistical Supplement. This contains a lot of information about the Social Security program (it ...

Musk, DOGE say they're using access​ to Social Security data not just to probe claims of waste and fraud, but also to see if ...

As the federal government's Social Security program undergoes major restructuring, many of the the nearly 69 million Americans who receive benefits are especially eager to see their monthly checks.