Jake Safane has nearly 15 years of journalism and marketing experience on topics ranging from local entrepreneurship to international banking. He has written for publications such as The Economist, LA ...

Nearly half of all Mississippi senior citizens rely on Social Security payments to carry them through the end of the month, according to a new study by FinanceBuzz—the highest percentage in the entire ...

Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in January, but people who get both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will be paid twice this month. Social Security ...

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With the beginning of the new year, millions of Americans will soon receive their Social Security benefits. According to the SSA, the first payments for Social Security will come on Friday, January 2, ...

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...

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Understanding how the average Social Security check amount changes at the different milestone claiming ages — 62, 65, 66, 67 and 70 — is key to retirement planning. These figures highlight the ...

Social Security beneficiaries will receive monthly checks based on their birth dates in the new year. Checks will be distributed on Wednesdays, unchanged from 2025. Beneficiaries will also see a ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

FILE - In this photo illustration, a Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury on Oct. 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The Social ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for December is scheduled to be distributed this week, less than a month until the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment takes effect. Following the ...