In other words, Social Security payments keep rolling, regardless of whether the government is open or not. However, the ...

Ahead of the government shutdown on Tuesday, the agency released a contingency plan on Sept. 24 that said it expects to ...

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the ...

Amid the October federal government shutdown, Social Security and SSI benefit payments will continue uninterrupted and on ...

Social Security is a major source of income for more than 74 million Americans — but how far does the average check actually go? Here’s a breakdown of average Social Security benefits by age and ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

So what are these benefits, exactly? Well, the overall average monthly Social Security benefit for retirees was $2,007 as of ...