The agency currently has a backlog of approximately 575,000 applications thanks to a prior policy involved in the application ...

A newly reported document shows that "anti-fraud checks" implemented at the Social Security agency found virtually no improper benefit claims—while slowing payments substantially.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has walked back a key element of a recently introduced anti-fraud measure that sparked widespread criticism from senior citizens and advoca ...

The Elon Musk–linked DOGE agency seeks access to sensitive Social Security data amid office closures and downsizing, sparking ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its estate recovery policy, reducing the threshold for recovering ...

O’Malley has been appearing at town halls across the country as concerns about the popular government retirement program have ...

Letter writers discuss ‘hands-off’ protest movement, science funding and the silence of congressional Republicans.

Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says Democrats need to do a better job at politics. With Republicans in full ...

President Donald Trump said “I think we’re going to get everything we want” after a closed-door meeting with divided House ...

Many challenges face the SSA, including more retirees from the Baby Boomer generation, new laws expanding benefit eligibility ...

The White House proposed ending a federal program used by nearly 60,000 West Virginians to help heat their homes.