If you receive Social Security benefits and plan to file taxes, you'll need your benefits statement to complete the task. Below, we'll cover what the statement is used for, when you should have ...

According to the SSA, documents are acceptable as proof of identity only if they "meet the stated primary, secondary, and ...

You can find the information on your annual Social Security statements or on your My Social ... If you work in the public sector—for example, as a teacher or a firefighter—it's important ...

Learn about the sweeping changes to Social Security in March 2025, from major policy reforms impacting millions to heightened enforcement measures.

In a statement, SSA said late Friday that it will increase the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security recipients to 100% of a person's monthly benefit, the same level that it had ...