Economics ❯ Social Security

Economic Impact

Retirement Planning Funding Sources Income Distribution Cost of Living Demographics Taxation Cost of Living Adjustment Retirement Trends Beneficiary Changes Fraudulent Claims Retroactive Payments Government Spending Monthly Payments

February Social Security Checks Begin This Week With Early-Claiming Cuts in Focus for 1960 Cohort

With payments starting, people born in 1960 face a full retirement age of 67 that raises the lifetime cost of taking benefits at 62.

Social Security Pays on Christmas Eve as January Dates Shift and 2.8% COLA Begins

Social Security Payments to Continue on Schedule During Federal Shutdown

Trustees Warn of 2034 Fund Depletion and 19% Benefit Cut