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

Food banks do heroic work, but they can’t fill the gap left by federal cuts. Seniors with diabetes or heart disease often need low-sodium, high-protein foods — items that are expensive and rarely ...

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.

As the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, over 74 million citizens await an important but delayed announcement: Social Security’s 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment, also known as ...

After years of working, there comes a time when you can finally hang up your hat and retire — and hopefully, get back some of the earnings you’ve contributed to Social Security. For years, Americans ...