Survivor benefits come with complex rules, and one wrong move could cost you. Timing when you claim your benefit or switch can significantly impact lifetime income. Smart strategies like delaying or ...

Spousal benefits are Social Security payments based on a spouse's lifetime earnings record, and a spouse may receive up to ...

No retirement plan is complete without factoring in the income from Social Security benefits. How important Social Security ...

Spousal benefit questions are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social Security. Understanding how these ...

Social Security benefits are getting a boost next year, thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increase will apply to payments for retirees, survivors, Social Security Disability ...

See how the 2026 Social Security changes will affect your COLA, earnings limits, taxes, and net deposit, and what to check ...

What would happen to current and future retirees if the amount that Social Security recipients received were cut in half?

How much a retiree receives in benefits is tied to how much they paid into Social Security through taxes. It also has to do with the number of years retirees worked and when they decide to claim ...

Needless to say, Social Security is a large, complex program with over 74 million Americans receiving benefits each month. Social Security retirees can claim benefits at different ages, and the amount ...

All Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% increase in their benefit amount next year, but the most any retiree can receive monthly in 2026 is $5,251. That amount will go to those who retired ...

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) began distributing the first round of benefits for ...