The massive tax law includes a hefty new tax break for people aged 65 or older: A new deduction worth up to $6,000, or $12,000 if married. But there are income limits.

The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...

Social Security spousal benefits are a vital component of financial security for many couples in the U.S. Understanding the ...

It's natural to want to start Social Security as soon as possible. You've spent decades paying into the program, after all. You deserve to get some of that money back in retiremen ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

Higher-earning spouses should wait to claim — but lower-earning spouses may not want to First things first, it often makes sense for a higher-earning spouse to delay their claim for Social Security ...

Scott Coulter, a former high ranking executive at the Social Security Administration, created a plan to save the funds from ...

If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

If you’ve been divorced for at least two years and your ex is eligible for Social Security — meaning they’re age 62 or older ...

One of the recommended first steps after a death is to provide the deceased's Social Security number to the funeral director, as the funeral home is usually responsible for notifying the SSA of the ...

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.