Social Security benefits are supposed to help retirees maintain their buying power, but studies show that's not happening. Social Security provides a consistent lifetime income for retirees, and many ...

The third Social Security payment for the month of August is set to be distributed to recipients this week. However, here's your reminder that those who were previously overpaid by the Social Security ...

An East Weymouth woman is charged with getting the Social Security checks meant for a dead person for five years. Debora A. Siler, 68, was charged with one count of bank fraud and will appear in U.S.

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Department of Justice reports a Buncombe County man was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to committing social security benefits ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding a federal watchdog audit how many government workers are accepting “fraudulent unemployment benefits” while still collecting paychecks after ...

The third wave of Social Security payments for the month of September is set to be sent this week. Here's what recipients need to know.

However, actual amounts differ from person to person. A worker who begins collecting at the earliest possible age of 62 can receive up to $2,831 a month. Claiming at full retirement age, currently 67, ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...