Social Security payments will be normal in December, but SSI recipients should be aware of a holiday adjustment.

Social Security payments follow a normal schedule in December and will be the last check before the upcoming cost-of-living ...

USA TODAY reached out to retirees across the country who are living mostly on Social Security, to ask how they were doing.

For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...

Retirees in these five states collect above-average Social Security benefits, so their raises will be bigger in 2026.

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the government shutdown that lasted from October to mid-November.

You will receive Social Security on Dec. 3, and SSI on Dec. 1, if you began receiving Social Security before May 1997 or if ...

Some payments from the U.S. Social Security Administration will arrive a little bit differently this December.

December will see two SSI checks due to the New Year's holiday. Here's when you'll get your disability payments this month.

Learn the four key Social Security changes coming in January 2026, including COLA increases, Medicare costs, and tax shifts ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in December 2025 as usual — with ...