In other words, Social Security payments keep rolling, regardless of whether the government is open or not. However, the ...

Starting Oct 1, Social Security ends paper checks after 85 years. Payments move to direct deposit or Direct Express cards for ...

Social Security sends the average retired worker a monthly payment of about $2,008, or $24,096 per year. The overall average ...

The first wave of direct deposit Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent to recipients this week, ...

America’s cost of living is almost always pointed north. Jump back in time, and you could buy a candy bar for a nickel.

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the ...

Amid the October federal government shutdown, Social Security and SSI benefit payments will continue uninterrupted and on ...

A partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1, and Oregonians who receive Social Security benefits may wonder if their checks ...

The SSA uses September’s CPI to chart cost-of-living adjustments, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics has halted data ...

Several changes will be implemented for Social Security recipients in Tennessee and taxpayers who work to support the program ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Some new numbers have emerged regarding social security and COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustment). Doug and Lee break down what this might mean to beneficiaries of the government program as well as future ...