Understanding Social Security spousal benefits can help couples maximize retirement income. Here’s how eligibility, timing, and benefit calculations really work.

The year 2026 will bring positive news for millions of retirees in the United States. It is the cost-of-living adjustment ...

New Social Security rules could mean you get more—or less—in each benefit check next year. Here’s how to calculate the amount ...

The Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act proposed by Democratic Senators would temporarily increase some benefits ...

All Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% increase in their benefit amount next year, but the most any retiree can receive monthly in 2026 is $5,251. That amount will go to those who ...

After a delay due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Social Security announced its most anticipated change of the year: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, ...

For many retirees, work may not end the day they start collecting Social Security. Some enjoy staying active, while others rely on the extra income to maintain their lifestyle. But continuing to earn ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026.

Spousal benefits can be up to half of what the primary earner would get at full retirement age, but the amount is reduced ...

“Seniors, and The Senior Citizens League, call on Congress to take immediate action to strengthen COLAs to ensure Americans can retire with dignity, such as instituting a minimum COLA of 3 percent and ...