The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides essential financial support to millions of Americans through various ...

A widow may suddenly owe more in taxes on less income, especially with required minimum distributions or Medicare surcharges. And if that income was dependent on the higher Social Security benefit ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...

The latest version of the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill,” which passed both houses of Congress this week and is headed to ...

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly ...

Social Security is now projected to run out of money one year earlier than expected. Unfortunately, this isn't the only problem with Social Security.

In August 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law, with the first retired-worker benefit being issued in January 1940. For decades, this prized social program has been providing a ...

How marriage and remarriage affect your Social Security benefits Marriage makes you eligible for spousal Social Security benefits. These are worth up to one-half of what your partner qualifies for ...

Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments arrive a little later than normal this month due to a quirk in the safety net program’s payment calendar.

Most people become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits at age 62, and many waste no time when it comes to start collecting their monthly checks from the government.

‘It wasn’t my mistake’: Ohio widow looking for answers after Social Security says it overpaid her $70K — and now they want it back. What to do if you spot changes in your benefit payments ...