Spousal benefits are different. Individuals can still be eligible for spousal benefits even if they haven't worked or paid into the system, the agency said. Spouses can get as much as 50% of the other ...

Some Social Security beneficiaries may have noticed that their monthly payment was bigger than usual this month. More should ...

T he Social Security Fairness Act marks a significant shift in how public workers' benefits are calculated. By eliminating ...

Millions of retired public employees are seeing long-awaited justice in their Social Security benefits—with retroactive ...

The increase stems from the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, which lifted reductions on 3.2 million public sector workers.