The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed the WEP and GPO provisions. Learn how this affects public service workers and ...

Social Security payments for January 2026 are rolling out now, including the first checks with the 2.8% COLA increase. See the full payment schedule by birthday and benefit type.

Hopes to reopen the government today Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried ...

Nothing has changed if you have a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) scheduled. Hearing offices remain open for business as usual. COLAs are determined by measuring inflation ...

Funding has ceased for many agencies following the federal government shut down on Tuesday, causing many agencies to stop or reduce services and furlough essential workers. Among the impacted entities ...

The agency’s “average speed of answer” metric masks longer call wait times, according to data in a recent OIG report.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Congress failed to pass a funding deal by the Oct. 1 deadline, the federal government is now in a partial shutdown. Yet for millions of Americans, one source of certainty ...

A partial government shutdown will begin on October 1 if President Trump and Congress do not reach a spending agreement. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will continue ...

The U.S. government shutdown has begun to affect an area many Americans take for granted: Social Security benefits. Yesterday, the government failed to release a critical report—the Consumer Price ...

As the Oct. 1 government shutdown enters its third week, the Social Security Administration offices will remain open, with reduced services and capabilities. Despite this, Social Security and ...

Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly updated a public notice to reveal that the agency would be sharing “citizenship and immigration information” with the Department of Homeland ...

A federal shutdown will go into effect on Oct. 1 if elected officials can't reach a deal in time Getty (2) As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, some are questioning what that will mean ...