Spousal Social Security benefits can be complex, but understanding them can help maximize your retirement income.

Spousal benefits are available to current spouses and some ex-spouses of qualifying workers. Claiming early can reduce your spousal benefit by up to 35%. You'll only get a spousal benefit if it's ...

Costly claiming errors could quietly shrink your lifetime benefits—here’s what to avoid this year.

There are three boxes you need to check before you apply. And you'll have to put in some real work to pull this off.

Social Security spousal benefits can be a great boon for retirement planning among couples for whom one partner spent more ...

Social Security may ask you to repay benefits due to earnings limits, life changes, or agency errors. Here's how overpayments happen and what steps to take.

There’s also a five-month elimination period before Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits begin. That means the clock starts ticking from the first full month after you become disabled, ...

There's a campaign to end taxes on Social Security benefits at the federal and state levels. A new temporary federal senior deduction of up to $6,000 per individual aims to curb the amount of taxes ...

Here's when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment rules mean in 2026.