Most retirees know the basics: claim early and get less, wait and get more. But a law signed in early 2025 rewrote rules that had quietly penalized millions of public workers for decades, and the ...

Beginning Saturday, Social Security recipients will no longer be served by workers from their local field offices.

Bob Caldwell said the system’s vulnerability long predates recent federal changes and reforms.

Starting March 7, 2026, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will implement significant operational changes that could affect how millions manage their benefits in the U.S. While payment amounts ...

The SSA's recent change replaced local office assistance with a national system, starting March 7 for Social Security claims and appointments with NASC and NWLM ...

The Social Security Administration plans to modernize its appointment system by 2026 with a centralized network designed to speed up service despite staffing shortages.

The Social Security Agency is rolling out a National Appointment Scheduling Calendar, or NASC, and National Workload Management, or NWLM, for all field operations, digital services and processing ...

The program has made a few key changes that went into effect this year.

However, one agency that has been the subject of mixed messages from the Trump Administration is Social Security—a program which sends retirement and disability benefits to over 70 million people ...

The Social Security system was established to prevent Americans from falling into poverty in their retirement years, yet for the sake of fairness, anyone who’s worked qualifies for these benefits — ...

When the federal government starts coming apart at its fiscal seams, Social Security will be the first thing to unravel. It is among the country’s largest financial challenges at over $50 trillion in ...