Key Takeaways With couples who depend on Social Security, the higher earner’s claiming age heavily influences how much income ...

The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about ...

Retirees born between the 1st and the 10th of any month will receive their Social Security payments today, February 11, 2026, ...

I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No ...

Thinking about retiring overseas and worried about survivor benefits? Learn how Social Security works for spouses living abroad, including key rules, country restrictions and the five-year residency ...

Taking Social Security early reduces your monthly benefit. You can claim benefits as early as age 62, but every year you wait increases your monthly payments by two-thirds of 1%, or 8% per year, ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 75 Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, how ...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News, an excerpt of which is below.

Over 70 million people rely on Social Security for essential income, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits.

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns Social Security will become insolvent ...

A former Social Security employee from Pearland has been sentenced to federal prison for aggravated identity theft and ...

The No Tax on Restored Benefits Act would offer a gross income tax exclusion for retroactive Social Security benefits.