WASHINGTON >> Millions of U.S. retirees and other Social Security recipients will have to wait for a while to learn how big their checks will be in 2026 as the ongoing partial government shutdown is ...

The Social Security Administration sends some benefits early when the 1st falls on a weekend or holiday. Here’s which recipients will get a double payment this month.

Peters said despite an SSA risk assessment warning of up to 65% chance of catastrophic breach, the data remains in systems without verified security controls.

Over 13,000 people were impacted, including 2,900 in NC, the company said. Data included Social Security, driver’s license info.

The official COLA increase for 2026 was slated to be announced soon, but thanks to the government shut down, it may be delayed.

The freshly elected mayor of a western German town has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected stabbing at her home. Iris Stalzer, from the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), ...

Millions of U.S. retirees and other Social Security recipients will have to wait for a while to learn how big their checks will be in 2026 as the ongoing partial government shutdown is set to delay ...

In other words, Social Security payments keep rolling, regardless of whether the government is open or not. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) wants people to know that, while local ...

There are some 72.5 million Social Security recipients in the U.S. – 69 million traditional Social Security beneficiaries and another 7.5 million Supplemental Security Income or a combination of the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March ending the issuance of paper checks for Social Security payments. The deadline for compliance was Sept. 30. The first wave of direct deposit ...

A Coinbase and GiveDirectly pilot is giving $12,000 in USDC (a stablecoin) to low-income New Yorkers. The program takes inspiration from universal basic income experiments.

With the shutdown soon to enter its second week, attention returns to the Senate on Oct. 6. Voters are expected again on a pair of bills to reopen the government, though both measures are likely to ...