The Social Security Administration recently walked back plans to have recipients make in-person visits in order to finalize ...

Top Senate Democrats plan to unveil legislation that would provide an emergency $200 monthly increase in Social Security ...

The agency said it's reversing a decision to cut phone services for identity verification after a backlash from seniors.

Before the change, people who couldn't verify their identity online could either call the agency or visit a Social Security office. They could also make modifications to banking information over ...

The Social Security Administration receives 80 million calls every year. Timing is everything if you want to get through.

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...

Please let me know what I need to do to set ... In the end, only you can decide when you should claim your Social Security, ...

A dear friend called me last night in a frenzy ... Instead, it was what she had heard on TV ― that Social Security was going ...

in person at your local Social Security office, or by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time during the work week. Call 800-772-1213 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m ...

If you were already receiving spousal benefits on your mate’s work record, Social Security will in most cases switch you automatically to survivor benefits when their death is reported. Otherwise, you ...