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Social Security's trust fund could run short by 2033. Learn how claiming benefits sooner may protect income and help ...

The Social Security Administration shifts SSI benefit disbursements when the first of the month falls on weekends or federal holidays to ensure beneficiaries have money for bills.

See February 2026 Social Security and SSI payment dates, why SSI checks arrived early, COLA changes, taxes, and what to do if your check is smaller.

Social Security recipients who work after they reach full retirement age (FRA) are free to earn an unlimited amount of money. Workers younger than FRA who earn more than the yearly earning limits will ...

Waiting until full retirement age ensures that you receive your monthly benefits without a reduction. Filing early, which you can do once you're 62, results in reduced monthly benefits. Delaying your ...

At full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or later, you're entitled to your complete monthly Social ...

The difference between claiming early and waiting could be thousands of dollars per month.

There are three boxes you need to check before you apply. And you'll have to put in some real work to pull this off.