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 payments are on schedule for February 2026, SSI payments are a little off. What to know to plan your budget, ...

Changes in disability income can quietly affect your monthly SSDI check, depending on how the SSA classifies what you’re paid.

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

Increasing your income today can lead to larger Social Security checks in retirement. You might be surprised by how much ...

You can receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount by claiming spousal benefits. You must be at least 62 ...

The gap could grow even worse if government cuts lead to lower benefits for SSDI recipients. So far that hasn’t happened, and President Donald Trump has long insisted that he “won’t touch” Social ...

President Donald Trump has touted "no tax on Social Security" with the addition of a new senior deduction. Some states still apply levies to benefit income.

Rising health care costs are threatening to outpace Social Security benefits, leaving retirees at risk of losing much of their income to medical bills. A new report underscores the widening financial ...

You'll still get the payments you're owed, but maybe not on the day you expected them.

Maximize your own retirement with insights into the biggest Social Security benefit possible at 67 and the factors that ...