The average Social Security check ranges from $1,814 to $2,196 by state, but higher payments don't always mean an easier retirement. Here's where your dollar goes furthest.

Donald Trump is both the sitting president of the United States and a member of one of the country's largest retirement programs, which makes his personal Social Security story unusually revealing.

The average Social Security check hit $2,071 monthly in January 2026 with a 2.8% COLA. Medicare Part B premiums rose to $202.90 per month from $185. This consumes nearly one-third of the average COLA ...

Regular Social Security retirement payments, according to SSA’s calendar, follow a regular schedule based on your birthdate. However, if you started receiving benefits before May 1997, you’ll remain ...

The Social Security Administration determines a retiree's benefits based on several factors, including the age at which they claim, the number of years they worked, and their career earnings. To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in January, but people who get both Social Security and Supplemental ...

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...