The Latest Breaking News from the Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans who are not authorized to speak publicly

The Social Security Administration started paying retroactive benefits owed this week. Monthly increases will start for most people with their March benefit, which is paid out in April.

More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will see an immediate boost in their benefits

Even with a power of attorney or joint bank account, the Social Security Administration may hamstring your financial representative without one of these.

DOGE has limited "read only" access to data and will not disrupt or delay the disbursement of payments to beneficiaries, SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek said.

Marko Elez recently had ‘read/write’ access to massive Treasury Department database

Leland Dudek's collaboration with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency raises concerns over data security and accuracy of Social Security benefits.

Gutting of workforce will have far-reaching consequences as advocates warn of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with safety

President and Musk claim millions of centenarians are getting benefits. Here’s how they are misrepresenting data

The new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits."

Elon Musk claims to have uncovered massive fraud within Social Security, but those data are already well known and not a major problem.