Eleven years ago, I divorced after 23 years of marriage. I had been a stay-at-home mother for more than 10 years and was ...

It's a financial foundation that many would struggle to make do without. When the Social Security Act was signed into law nearly 90 years ago, its purpose was to provide for aging workers who could no ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

Up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits can be taxed—but a new deduction will reduce how much seniors need to pay.

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The Social Security Fairness Act removed restrictions on benefits for people with government pensions. If you're one of them, ...

Thanks to this legislation, which had bipartisan support, Americans are getting the benefits they worked for,' writes an L.A.