If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

The SSA typically requires a death certificate to update a person's marital status and determine eligibility for benefits. In ...

Under the Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration expects to cut about 12% of its workforce — ...

The Senate’s version of the “big, beautiful bill,” which passed Tuesday, includes a $6,000 tax deduction for Americans 65 or ...

The provision emerged from President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to end taxes on Social Security. But experts say many are ...

Millions of aging Americans rely on Social Security checks for financial aid. The SSA, which has been in place for more than ...

Fuller, Social Security's first beneficiary, retired in 1939 and died in 1975. Today, we should all be planning for a retirement that's as long as Ida's.

Sadly, he died last month. I’m 68 years old and get a small Social Security benefit on my own record. When I went down to the Social Security office to file for widow’s benefits, the clerk told me we ...

The evolution of Social Security in the U.S. reflects its adaptation to social and legal changes. A pivotal Supreme Court ...

Social Security has been under scrutiny now that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is digging into its finances.

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...