PORTLAND, Oregon — Social Security and veteran disability benefits are a lifeline for 72-year-old Milton Zimmer. The federal funds are his primary source of income, helping the Salem man pay for food, ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for the month of December is coming this week. Here's what recipients ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for the month of November is coming this week. Here's what recipients ...

Starting tomorrow, October 1, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks to nearly 70 million beneficiaries. This marks the end of an 85-year practice that began with ...

Congressional Democrats are investigating whether Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano knew — and should have disclosed — that his company stood to benefit from a huge contract overseeing a ...

On Christmas Eve 2025, the Social Security Administration is sending out one of its final benefit payments of the year, ...

Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.

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The third and final wave of Social Security payments for the month of December is coming this week, Dec. 24. See what will ...

With almost all of the December payments already sent, only one round of payments remains, the Social Security Administration ...