Here's Average Social Security Benefit in Every State

Social Security was already dealing with backlogs. Employees warn job cuts could worsen services.
"We are already short-staffed as it is,"one Social Security Administration employee said of the agency's plans to slash its ...
Why Republicans' Budget Has Such a Big Increase for Social Security in 2026
The budget recommendations for the following years are also substantially lower than the 21 percent called for from 2025 to ...
Fact Check: No evidence of Louisiana man fraudulently collecting $1 million in Social Security
A viral allegation about a Louisiana man collecting over $1 million in annual Social Security benefits is unsubstantiated, ...
Social Security raising monthly payments for 3.2M people; see if you qualify
A new law signed by President Joe Biden and now being implemented by Donald Trump's administration boosts Social Security ...
Social Security notifies employees of ‘significant workforce reductions’
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notifying employees of “significant workforce reductions” on the way as it ...
This Week in Medicare & Social Security - Feb. 24-28, 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Medicare Advantage billing practices at ...
Trump and Musk’s Social Security ‘chainsaw massacre’ is slashing all the wrong things
Donald Trump’s decision to apply his chainsaw to the Social Security Administration will do nothing to shore up the program’s ...
Social Security Shake-Up Sees at Least Two Dozen Officials Leave
At least 24 senior leaders of the Social Security Administration have announced their departures, as the government pension ...