Not everybody is eligible for Social Security. To be able to collect benefits in retirement, you must work and pay taxes on your earnings to the point where you accumulate 40 work credits in your ...

A critical change is coming for Social Security recipients - and failure to act could leave many without their monthly benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announ ...

The Department of Homeland Security has stripped more than 6,300 migrants of their legal status and work authorizations ...

With Social Security spousal benefits, you're eligible for up to 50% of your spouse's monthly benefit at their full retirement age.

The SSA maintains the most complete federal database of individuals who have died, known as the Death Master File. It contains more than 142 million records going back to 1899.

Donald Trump and DOGE want access to the personal data and information of nearly everyone in the country, including legal and undocumented immigrants.

Officials said they may share the information collected for future legal action, but will not share any personal identifying information ...

Critical staffing shortages at the Social Security Administration threaten timely delivery of benefits to nearly 69 million ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is collaborating with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to identify ...

Bay Area economic justice advocates worry that the Trump administration's decision to cancel the social security numbers of 6 ...

A former Social Security Administration commissioner says those in the Trump administration trying to drive change don't ...

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...