This little-known restricted application rule can significantly boost retirement income for surviving spouses.

The U.S. Social Security system is evolving to meet the needs of its beneficiaries, but not all changes are beneficial.

It ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced or eliminated the Social ...

I am 63 and decided I want to go ahead and start drawing my Social Security retirement benefits.

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a federally funded state program created with the mission of providing ...

January 2025 is almost at an end, but the Social Security Administration still has to make a final batch of payments.

With all the fuss caused by President Trump's announcement to freeze funding for federal programs and government aid, many ...

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

There has been a lot of discussion over President Donald Trump's recent daring proposal to outlaw Social Security taxes on ...

The Social Security Fairness Act increased benefits to millions more retirees, including some who never claimed them.

In a move to ensure timely access to funds, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an early disbursement of ...