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Social Security spousal benefits: What married couples need to know in 2025
One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.
‘Today is my 61st birthday’: I have my ex-spouse’s Social Security benefits. Should I retire at 65 and travel?
If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full ...
Lawmakers Could Raise Social Security's Full Retirement Age. Here's What That Might Mean for You
Lawmakers don't want to see those cuts happen, so they've been talking through different solutions to prevent them. And one ...
Why your Social Security check for July might be smaller
Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of July will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, ...
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If Social Security benefits run dry in 2033, workers need an extra $100,000 in retirement savings
Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...
Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming: Here's the Timeline of How We Got Here and the Latest Forecast of When These Cuts Can Take Place
While Social Security is in no danger of insolvency, its existing payout schedule, including annual cost-of-living ...
First round of July Social Security payments goes out in five days
The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...
Social Security: Two Types of Benefits Being Paid This Week
This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...