Discover what to expect from the 2027 Social Security COLA announcement, earnings test limits, and maximum monthly benefits for American retirees.
Learn how the upcoming 2027 Social Security updates will affect earnings test limits and the maximum monthly benefit for retirees.
Social Security is announcing the 2027 COLA on Oct. 14 alongside key updates to earnings test limits and maximum monthly benefit amounts.
The Claiming Age Clarity Act renames Social Security retirement age terms like Full Retirement Age to Standard Benefit Age to clarify benefits.
Social Security added 14 conditions to the Compassionate Allowances list. Here is what that program does, how it speeds up disability decisions, and what applicants still need to prove.
The projected 2027 Social Security COLA moved from 3.8% to 3.6%. Here is how the number is calculated, when it becomes official, and what a smaller raise means for your monthly check.
Five common Social Security beliefs that lead to worse decisions — the trust fund, claiming at 62, taxes on benefits, the earnings test, and how your benefit is actually calculated.
Social Security retirement payments go out on three staggered dates in August 2026 — the 3rd, 12th, and 26th — based on when you started receiving benefits and your birth date, while SSI recipients get two deposits in August instead of one because September 1 falls on a holiday. Retirement and Disability (SSDI) Payment Dates […]
The Social Security Administration announced new online self-service tools for disability claims on July 21, 2026, giving SSDI and SSI applicants more visibility into their case status through my Social Security instead of relying solely on phone calls or mailed notices. What the SSA Actually Announced On July 21, 2026, the SSA said it is […]
The early estimate for Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment has cooled to roughly 3.7-3.8% as of mid-July 2026, down from earlier-year projections, as inflation eased from its spring peak. The official number won’t be confirmed until October. Where the Estimate Stands Now Independent Social Security analysts — including The Senior Citizens League and former SSA […]
