Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will receive their retirement payments for the month of October, worth up to $4,873 per check for those who retire at 70 years old, in three days. Social Security beneficiaries who were born from the first through the 10th of a month will receive their regular monthly checks from the Social Security Administration on Wednesday.

This month is a big one for Social Security. Nearly 68 million Americans will receive a Social Security check in 2024, and for many people, those checks will make or break their finances.

Social Security benefits will be adjusted for inflation in 2025. Find out by how much and when you'll see the increase in your check.

Here’s the latest Social Security news for October 2025. Keep up to date on the Social Security COLA announcement and 2025 updates to your Social Security benefits.

There's a huge difference in the maximum retirement benefit of someone claiming as soon as possible at age 62 and someone who waits until their benefits have completely maxed out at age 70. Those waiting until their full retirement age, around 67, might find some middle ground between the two extremes.

The Social Security Administration will set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment within days. Here's what the experts say.

Retirement experts have given their final predictions for how much the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be ahead of the official announcement next week. The Social Security COLA is designed to help benefits keep up with inflation,

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The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the annual bump in recipients' payments to help them deal with inflation.