The typical Social Security check is on track to be a little bigger in 2026, but the increase will feel modest compared with ...

Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.

Countless Americans don’t take advantage of the social safety net, even when they’re eligible. Learn what you could earn ...

Thousands of federal employees filed for unemployment benefits during the government shutdown, which ended last month. For the week ended Dec. 13, the latest period for which data were available, ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening.

Unemployed workers collecting benefits will be required to record three work search activities a week starting next year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years despite growing concern over the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased by the most in nearly 4-1/2 years last week, but the surge likely does not suggest a ...

Parents and guardians could see an increase in cash support next year. Following the Autumn Budget announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons last week, HM Revenue and Customs ...

Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation. By Christi A. FoistJack ...