A new Senate proposal could raise Social Security checks by $200 a month through mid-2026, giving millions of retirees extra ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Social Security is underpaying widows and widowers - sometimes by large amounts. In cases where ...

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 ...

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

Most people claim Social Security the moment they can or as soon as they hit full retirement age (FRA). It feels like the ...

In 2026, Social Security's earnings-test limit is rising from $23,400 to $24,480 for people who will be under full retirement ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has put an end to the wait and has officially released the full schedule of benefit ...

Social Security's earnings-test limits also tend to increase from year to year. And 2026 is no exception. Next year, the ...