Married couples can maximize their Social Security benefits by understanding these seven important rules about spousal, divorce, and survivor benefits.

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 ...

Authorities say women are marrying servicemen in an attempt to get the death payouts that go to their families.

The Social Security Administration offers a one-time payment of $255 to surviving spouses (or children). While the amount is ...

If you’re disabled and haven’t paid into Social Security yourself, you may still qualify for survivor benefits based on your ...

President Bola Tinubu has launched housing projects to benefit at least 1,500 people across all 8,809 wards in Nigeria ...

Alice Stone Nakhimovsky was forced to learn about her finances at a time of profound grief after losing her husband of nearly 50 years, exposing the risks of couples not sharing financial information.

widower, or surviving divorced spouse, you can switch to your own Social Security benefits, rather than survivor benefits, after you turn 62. If you do intend to eventually claim your own Social ...

The US cost of living (COLA) benefit is set to rise by 2.8 percent in 2026, the Social Security Administration has confirmed.

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s recently implemented tariffs could have significant effects on the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits. The COLA will impact benefits ...

More than 70 million Americans rely on the Social Security Administration (SSA) for income, including retirement and disability benefits. Due to the scale of the program, payments are issued ...