To claim the maximum spousal benefit, you must apply at your FRA. You can claim as early as 62, but doing so will shrink your ...

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Mesa might be the retirement secret that Arizona has been keeping. This city knows how to stretch a Social Security check. The wide streets lined with citrus trees make walking a pleasure. You won’t ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see their final 2025 check Wednesday. Here's what to know about ...

The Social Security Administration — the sprawling federal agency that delivers retirement, disability and survivor benefits to 74 million Americans — began the second Trump administration with a ...

Social Security will undergo multiple changes next year. Benefits are increasing, and the earnings-test limits are going up. Higher earners will have to pay more taxes, and work credits will be harder ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, the last group will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more SSI check ...

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...

Social Security benefits have lost around 20% of buying power since 2010. COLAs are calculated using a price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers instead of retiree spending patterns.

Your benefit will be about one-half of your spouse’s at their full retirement age (provided they wait until then). You generally can’t file for spousal benefits until your spouse has already filed for ...