If you're eligible to suspend your benefits, you aren't required to pay anything back, as benefits are just on pause instead of canceled completely. Another benefit is you don't have to submit a form to suspend your benefits -- you can just call the SSA and they can take care of the rest for you.

It has nothing to do with Social Security's funding crisis. Instead, the Social Security Fairness Act will increase benefits for 2.8 million Americans that some say have had their checks unfairly reduced over the years. As a result, these seniors are now entitled to back pay. Here's what we know so far.

More than half of working adults say they expect to rely on Social Security when they retire, but nearly 3 out of 4 are concerned they will not receive them. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to Bankrate about ways to save for retirement.

The start of a new year usually means changes to Social Security, and this year is no different. The changes to Social Security retirement benefits and changes that affect workers still paying into the program often get the most attention,

Social Security beneficiaries have relied on annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to maintain their purchasing power.

When you are on  Social Security, you can expect your retirement benefits to increase during most years. That’s because Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) typically happen automatically from year to year.

Are you a retiree who would also be considered part of the baby boomer generation? If so, you might be concerned about the 2025 Social Security change to the cost of living adjustment -- or COLA,