Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...

Social Security claims are surging in 2025. Here’s what’s driving the increase—and why claiming early could hurt your ...

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) reveals.

Spike in early Social Security claims this year points to growing concerns about the health of the Social Security system, ...

A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s shakeup of Social Security has triggered a major surge in claims, as ...

The uptick in claims comes amid an aging baby boomer population and changes implemented under the Social Security Fairness ...

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The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s ...

Is Trump the reason more Americans are claiming Social Security? While demographic factors, such as an aging population, have ...

The surge is disconcerting ... Karen Mccahey moved up her timeline to claim Social Security once President Trump took office. Some of her calculus is rooted in her fears of the Trump administration.