The agency cautioned that scammers are contacting people by phone and message while falsely claiming to represent the SSA.

The inspector general for the Social Security Administration is investigating after a whistleblower alleged an official ...

Regular Social Security retirement payments, according to SSA’s calendar, follow a regular schedule based on your birthdate. However, if you started receiving benefits before May 1997, you’ll remain ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting faster payments, shorter wait times and a reduction in its disability ...

The man accused of stealing sensitive social security data didn’t just potentially commit a massive security breach that ...

Even though the payment schedule does not shift, there are some exceptions. For one, when a federal holiday falls on your scheduled date of payment, you’ll receive your funds the previous business day ...

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Learn if you can receive Social Security benefits while living abroad, including eligibility rules for U.S. and non-U.S.