Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program that provides monthly payments to seniors, blind, or disabled Americans.

The Social Security Administration distributes benefits depending on the beneficiaries' birth dates or when they began receiving benefits. Here is when you can expect your November check.

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% COLA increase for 2026, raising average benefits by $56 a month.

The Social Security Administration assigns you a full retirement age (FRA) based on your birth year. Yours is 67 if you were born in 1960 or later. Older adults have younger FRAs. You must apply at your FRA if you want the full benefit you're entitled to based on your AIME.

Funding for housing associations to build new social housing is to be cut, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced. Just under 1,000 homes are currently under construction which falls short of the 5,800 target set by Stormont. Lyons said the changes "will achieve better value and more social homes for those who need them".

Professionals in the industry said child protection should not be the sole responsibility of social workers, but requires the collective effort of the whole community.

Currently, I have $1.9 million in my 401 (k) and $200,000 in a 457 (b) managed annuity account. My husband has about $100,000 (S&P 500) in his current workplace IRA. We have $500,000 in a money-market account and $220,000 (S&P 500 ) in a mutual fund. We own our home, which may sell for $400,000 when we retire.

Social Security benefits will receive a historic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, but retired workers may still find the pay increase insufficient.