Typically, people become eligible for Social Security by working and paying into the program. But that’s not the only path to ...

One of the biggest Social Security decisions you'll have to make is when to sign up for benefits. Many choose to apply as ...

Most Americans rely on Social Security to make ends meet, with a 2024 Gallup poll finding that 60% of retirees say their ...

After a divorce, a couple reconciles but doesn't remarry. Should they retie the knot to maximize Social Security payments?

March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, goes out to millions of beneficiaries in 19 days. The next ...

Since the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act early last month by then-President Joe Biden, there have been so many publicized inaccuracies and omissions about it, and confusion from ...

If a financially well-off individual had multiple ex-spouses, could it happen that the multiple ex-spouses could each be collecting Social Security based on their own financial situation as compared ...

The best and easiest way to apply for your benefits is with a personal my Social Security account. You can create your free account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you create your account, you can get ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal said Friday that what Musk is doing is an “information heist unparalleled in American history.” ...

A Reddit poster recently raised questions about whether online Social Security calculators are taking all of the relevant ...

The Government Pension Offset was more draconian. It cut spousal and survivor Social Security benefits by two-thirds of the non-covered pension, often to zero. Many married, divorced and widowed ...

The Congressional Budget Office reports estimates that by eliminating WEP, 2.1 million retirees could see an average increase of $360 per month and that repealing GPO could increase benefits by $700 ...