From smart claiming strategies for couples to tips on maximizing your monthly check, we have advice that can help you.

Say you're able to save $300 a month for retirement, but you don't start socking funds away until age 40, and you retire at ...

After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly ...

With Social Security trust funds estimated to run out in less than a decade, some Americans wonder if Congress will step in ...

President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal ...

Top Democrat raises concerns about Social Security Administration removing public dashboard metrics that tracked call wait ...

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...

So let's say you decide to claim Social Security early and reduce a $2,000 monthly benefit to $1,600. That's the amount of money your spouse will get in the form of survivor benefits.

If your loved one dies, Social Security will give you a one-time lump sum payment of $255 — an amount that’s remained the ...

The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits. Here’s what you need to know.