Claiming standard benefits early will reduce your monthly benefit by 5/9 of 1% monthly, up to 36 months. With spousal ...

If you are married, there are a few key things that you need to know about how Social Security spousal benefits work.

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

Spousal benefit questions are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social Security. Understanding how these ...

Dear Primary Breadwinner: Questions about spousal benefits are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social ...

Many of marriage's benefits are emotional and psychological, but the union of two souls famously offers some legal and ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has put an end to the wait and has officially released the full schedule of benefit ...

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law ...

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 ...

Millions of Americans who rely on the Social Security Administration (SSA) are preparing to receive their next benefit payment, which follows the agency's strict monthly distributi ...

Some spouses of foreign workers on the controversial H-1B visa may lose their work permits after the Trump administration ...

Few Americans Wait Relatively few Americans wait for the maximum benefit anyway. According to a 2024 study by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, 29% of Social Security ...