Think Social Security is a sure thing? Between 2015 and 2022, the government mistakenly shelled out nearly $72 billion, and now it wants that money back, even if the error wasn’t your fault. To that ...

After a pandemic-related pause of more than five years, the U.S. Department of Education has resumed debt collections on ...

The Department of Education has announced that 0% loans will start accruing interest on August 1 for student loan borrowers ...

The larger a monthly check you start out with, the less benefit cuts are likely to hurt you. So it could pay to wait until ...

And, your Social Security benefits are also protected from most creditors under federal law. Credit card companies and debt collectors generally can't garnish your Social Security payments to recoup ...

Starting in August, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will claw back overpayments, potentially reducing recipients’ ...

The decrease was not driven by Americans earning less, but was instead attributed to a reduction in Social Security payments.

Some common errors could lead to getting the wrong Social Security check, including an incorrect work history. Find out about big mistakes to be on the lookout for.