--- title: Social Security description: Some 67 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. Stay up to date on latest cost-of-living projections, the funding crisis, payment schedules and more. section: Retirement parent: https://money.com/retirement/ total_pages: 16 canonical: https://money.com/social-security/ language: en type: CollectionPage source: category-blades --- # Social Security Some 67 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. Stay up to date on latest cost-of-living projections, the funding crisis, payment schedules and more. 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