The primary requirement to receive spousal benefits is to be currently married to someone who is entitled to either ...

If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

You’ve worked hard all your life, but now it’s time (or almost time) to retire. One of your greatest fears is not having ...

See what 2025 data reveals for 80-year-olds, how Social Security calculates benefits, and the key factors that can increase ...

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...

Social Security payments will rise in 2026 for 75 million Americans, with a cost-of-living adjustment increasing retirement, ...

More people claiming Social Security in their early 60s won’t have a negative long-term impact on the program’s finances ...

Next month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is going completely paperless — a move the agency says will reduce fraud and cut administrative costs. The shift to digital checks is one of ...

The states that received the most Social Security benefits were California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.

Up to 85% of your Social Security benefits may be taxed, but a new "senior deduction" can cut taxes—unless your income is too ...

I retired from the federal government 10 years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System program. I applied for my Medicare before the three-month timeframe. I was told that I would not receive ...