If you're eligible for $2,000 a month in Social Security at age 67, filing at 62 will mean getting $1,400 a month instead.

There are averages, however, that can give you a pretty good idea of how the typical beneficiary is currently faring, or a ...

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

The changes range from an increase in work credit requirements to a relatively modest cost-of-living adjustment.

The Social Security Administration relies on four factors to calculate your monthly benefit. Although all ages in the ...

Social Security beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of how much they could expect each month through the SSA’s calculator.

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Americans love Social Security, but there's a stark generational divide on who should pay for it, a Cato survey shows.

The current taxable maximum in 2025 is $176,100. This means that workers who earned more than $176,000 in 2025 are paying Social Security taxes up to the taxable maximum; workers who earn less are ...