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Cost of Living Adjustment Retirement Cost-of-Living Adjustment Payment Dates Funding Shortfall Retirement Income Funding Eligibility Criteria Claiming Benefits Pensions

Social Security’s Third August Payout Lands Wednesday for Birthdays 21–31

Reduced checks are possible for those flagged for prior overpayments.

Projections Point to 2.7% Social Security COLA for 2026

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Accelerates Social Security Trust Fund Depletion

Social Security to Issue Two SSI Payments in August, Moves September Check to Aug. 29

Modest 2026 Social Security COLA Fails to Offset Rising Costs, Prompting Reform Demands

Trustees Warn of 2034 Fund Depletion and 19% Benefit Cut

June SSI Payments Arrived Early, Leaving No Check in June for Millions of Beneficiaries

Social Security Sets June Payment Dates as Average Monthly Benefit Tops $2,000

Social Security Full Retirement Age Officially Rises to 67 for 1960 Birth Cohort

Social Security Cuts Overpayment Withholding Rate to 50% for Some Benefits

Final March Social Security Payments Distributed Today, March 26

Social Security Benefits Expand for Millions with Landmark Reform

Retirement Crisis Deepens as Savings Fall Short and Pensions Decline

February 2025 Social Security Payment Schedule Confirmed

Final December Social Security Payments to Be Issued on Christmas Eve

Social Security Full Retirement Age to Increase in 2025

Social Security Adjusts November Payments: Two SSI Checks, None in December

Social Security Faces Funding Challenges Amid Growing Retiree Population