We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and use strategic timing to try to optimize what you receive. When ...
If you’re disabled and haven’t paid into Social Security yourself, you may still qualify for survivor benefits based on your ...
Delaying Social Security past full retirement age can raise your check about 8% per year until 70. See who benefits, key ...
Married couples can maximize their Social Security benefits by understanding these seven important rules about spousal, ...
Next month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is going completely paperless — a move the agency says will reduce fraud and cut administrative costs. The shift to digital checks is one of ...
Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...
The US cost of living (COLA) benefit is set to rise by 2.8 percent in 2026, the Social Security Administration has confirmed.
Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...
In 2026, Social Security's earnings-test limit is rising from $23,400 to $24,480 for people who will be under full retirement ...