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

The Social Security Administration (SSA) delivers survivor benefits to nearly 6 million people each year. The payments help ...

There's a lot more to Social Security than retirement benefits ... In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses how survivors benefits work and what all Americans should know about them.

When you retire, you are most likely going to need Social Security to help you make ends meet. These benefits are important to seniors because they provide not just a guaranteed income but also one ...

In 2025, children of a deceased parent who were covered under Social Security may be eligible for survivor benefits. These ...

Qualifying for Social Security benefits in retirement generally goes something like this: Work and pay taxes on your income.

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act may increase your retirement benefits by eliminating the Windfall Elimination ...

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

The date your February Social Security benefit arrives depends on what day of the month you were born. Payments follow the ...

Over the last 40 years, every Trustees Report has pointed to the program having a long-term funding obligation shortfall. In ...

Having sent out all January checks, the Social Security Administration is now preparing to get February’s payments underway.

Though Congress acted on a bipartisan basis last year to pass legislation ending two controversial tax provisions that ...