Social Security announced changes that will affect the amount of money current and future retirees have next year.

The Social Security Administration continually tries to remind people of all ages that it pays benefit to more than just retirees.

Those receiving spousal benefits can expect to receive the same increase the primary spouse receives to their retired worker benefits.

Social Security is the major source of income for people over the age of 65, with an average monthly benefit of $1,918 a month. People with medical conditions that affect their ability to work for 12 months or longer may also receive Social Security benefits through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

A recent survey from the Motley Fool shows 50% of retirees have considered going back to work to make ends meet.

Every October, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announces how much more seniors will receive from the government program the next year due to inflation. The COLA for 2025 will be 2.5%, which is a big step down from the increases received for the last three years.

New York — Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.

Congress changed a law in 1977 allowing a widow who remarries to continue collecting benefits from her first husband’s Social Security account.

Despite Social Security's wide reach, a small but vulnerable group of elderly Americans never receives its benefits.