Many people recognize that Social Security is an important income source for seniors. But Social Security goes beyond that. Americans are issued Social Security numbers for a variety of purposes. The ...

This article explains SSI and Social Security payments for February 2026 and why some payments will show up earlier than expected. Read on to find out more.

Federal officials are scrambling to contain the fallout from a massive Social Security data exposure that has thrust millions ...

The government denied that DOGE had misused private data held by Social Security. Now it admits that staffers did indeed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Question : For many weeks, I have been receiving emails from Social Security telling me to create a digital account by Wednesday ...

A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials’ knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing ...

Regular Social Security retirement payments, according to SSA’s calendar, follow a regular schedule based on your birthdate. However, if you started receiving benefits before May 1997, you’ll remain ...

Millions of Americans rely on the Social Security Administration for information on when to claim retirement benefits and for help if their Social Security numbers have been compromised. Three new ...

Waiting until age 70 to collect Social Security benefits provides the highest possible monthly payments as this is when delayed retirement credits stop accumulating. But does this strategy suit ...

Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Insurance Division’s Senior Health Information and Senior Medicare Patrol Program has issued a fraud alert for calls requesting social security numbers from Iowa Medicare ...

Are you one of the 74.8 million Americans receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security benefits? If so, that monthly benefit is probably essential to your budget, which means ...