Putting off a benefits claim may feel like you're giving up money that should be yours -- but you could end up with more ...
Many people decide to split the difference, waiting until they reach full retirement age before starting Social Security ...
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 ...
Social Security primarily provides income to retirees. But the program also offers benefits to some people who may have never ...
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2025 eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), restoring full benefits to 3.2 million public- ...
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, urges swift and balanced Social Security reforms—adjusting benefits, ...
A new bipartisan bill would exempt retroactive Social Security payments from federal taxes, easing a surprise financial ...
I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount) for some time, that I was, all along, entitled to divorce benefits from my first husband, ...
The new policy means more citizens will have access to hospitalisation cover up to Rs 5 lakh annually, which could reduce out ...