The Social Security Administration (SSA) has decided to continue offering paper checks as a payment option for beneficiaries, ...

FDR saw Social Security as protection against "the hazards and vicissitudes of life," as he put it in signing the Social Security Act 90 years ago this week. That protection has never been more desper ...

Raise the retirement age. There are many ways to do this, but raising full retirement age from 67 to 68 would close the gap by about 15%, one study found. Of course, raising the retirement age amounts ...