The difference in claiming early versus waiting is magnified when you qualify for the maximum possible benefit.

Tens of millions of Americans rely on Social Security benefits for a substantial portion of their retirement income. Not only ...

If you’re like most seniors, you’ll rely on  Social Security to provide a good portion of your income once you retire. But, ...

More than 3 million people are about to get a bump to their Social Security checks thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, a new law that eliminates two previous rules that reduced retirees' ...

While some deductions are optional, garnishments and levies for federal debts and court orders can slash retirement benefits.

Musk has seized hold of critical levers of power and authority within the federal government, apparently enabling him to ...

Nearly all of the 10,000 global employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development will be placed on administrative ...

In some columns I wrote last montth about the repeal of laws that affect people who spent a large portion of their careers ...

The next Supplemental Security Income payments are scheduled to be distributed on Feb. 28 because March 1 falls on a weekend.

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in seven days.

This Social Security Fairness Act checklist explains what public sector retirees can expect from SSFA, including how much ...

You can see that those in their early 60s are collecting relatively less, and that's because when you first claim your benefits matters a lot. Those claiming early will get smaller checks (but more of ...