Americans aren’t confident Social Security will be there for them when they need it. It’s a worst-case scenario that many ...

Government staffing cuts aren’t a good reason to claim early. What to know so you don’t shortchange your retirement.

Social Security benefits have always been a crucial part of retirement planning, and Americans rely on their monthly benefit ...

Seniors are unlikely to get a break on paying taxes on their Social Security benefits, an issue that impacts more people each ...

The list of things shared by spouses can also include Social Security benefits in some cases. With spousal Social Security benefits, a person can receive retirement benefits based on his or her ...

Social Security provides guaranteed income to workers and spouses throughout retirement. Consequently, benefits tend to become increasingly important over time as other sources of savings ...

Just as Americans turn 65 in record levels, DOGE unleashes service cuts that could cause delays in benefit payments. With so much confusion resulting from changes to the Social Security ...

But they are not eligible to receive Social Security benefits if they are not lawfully in the US. “The federal government is essentially receiving free money from these undocumented immigrants ...

While the talk about the future of Social Security might be part of the political white noise to people just entering the workforce, for people at the other end, it’s becoming an existential crisis.

Since Social Security is primarily funded by payroll taxes, it takes a certain amount of earnings to be able to get benefits in retirement. To be eligible for Social Security, you'll need to ...

that reduced or eliminated benefits for workers who received a pension for work that was not covered by Social Security. The provisions impacted millions, especially those who worked as teachers ...

As the federal government's Social Security program undergoes major restructuring, many of the the nearly 69 million Americans who receive benefits are especially eager to see their monthly checks.