The primary requirement to receive spousal benefits is that you must be married to someone eligible for either retirement or ...

Social Security benefits are rising in 2026. A new 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is now in effect. This boost helps ...

Delayed credits begin after reaching Full Retirement Age, so your husband had already started to accrue them as soon as he hit that age. Your benefit, in particular, would be whatever is higher - your ...

That brings us to the Government Pension Offset (GPO)—a Social Security provision that reduced (or in some cases, wiped out ...

The highest income Social Security beneficiaries are now set to see a maximum benefit of $5,251 per month. That's an increase ...

A 23% benefit cut, retroactive payments, and new tax rules may impact when you should claim Social Security. These five ...

Approximately 40% of Social Security beneficiaries continue to work after claiming their benefits, indicating that, in many cases, Social Security benefits are insufficient to cover the total cost of ...

Congress is currently considering two Social Security bills that could expand survivor benefits and boost monthly checks.

How much Social Security income spouses receive depends on their claim age and the primary insurance amount (PIA) of their ...

Learn how Social Security checks, survivor benefits, taxes, and work rules can change after a spouse dies so you're not ...

Around this time of year, who wants to read about boring old Social Security rules and regulations? So instead, I thought I'd ...