Social Security has a big birthday coming up next year -- it's turning 90! It's kept many millions of people out of poverty for decades and was recently supporting more than 71 million people with around $1.5 trillion in benefits for the year.

A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now in effect.

Dear Rusty: I had to start collecting Social Security at 62, and I am 75 now. I believe that in the last 13 years I have saved Social Security money, so I do not know why I cannot draw my full benefits now.

Several big changes are in store for Social Security recipients in 2025. The biggest change could still be in store, however, as the nation waits for President Joe Biden to sign newly passed legislation that would boost Social Security payments for millions.

Calendar changes mean some recipients will get January payments today. Another quirk occurs at the end of 2025.

Here’s a look at when you can expect your benefits next year. Social Security benefits are disbursed on Wednesdays, with the specific payment day depending on the recipient’s birth date: For recipients who began receiving benefits before May 1997 or who receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI),