More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits each month, underscoring the scale and impact of these scams.

One SSA spokesperson confirmed to Federal News Network that two field offices were closed Monday, though one reopened the following day. Across the country, the SSA has more than 1,250 field offices, ...

DHS had recently incorporated confidential data from the Social Security Administration on hundreds of millions of additional people into the tool, known as the Systematic Alien Verification for ...

One Michigan man says he knew it had to be a scam when someone who claimed to be from Medicare reached out during the government shutdown.

Updates to California Lifeline have gotten the attention of the Texas Republican, who alleged it “encourages unlawful entry ...

The average Social Security recipient can expect to see a $672 annual raise in 2026, according to official numbers announced on Oct. 24. The Social Security Administration’s cost-of-living adjustment ...

The Social Security Administration, marred by delays during a federal government shutdown, announced on Friday a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, above estimates from advocacy groups as ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. This year ...

WASHINGTON -- Millions who receive Social Security benefits are getting a raise next year. After a delay in the announcement, the Social Security Administration revealed the annual ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General is warning Americans to keep a keen eye on any communication from the U.S. Supreme Court. Scam texts, letters ...