One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.

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 ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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 ...

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.

If claiming at 62 with no future reduction in benefits, they are projected to receive $403,200 in Social Security “real” ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

The Social Security trust funds will only be able to pay out 77% of benefits by 2034, a new report from the administration ...

Overall, 52% of Americans say they worry a “great deal” about the Social Security system, up from 43% in 2024, according to ...

The future of Social Security has taken a serious turn. According to the 2024 annual report from the Social Security Board of ...

Funding that Social Security relies on to pay benefits will run out one year earlier than previously projected, according to a new report published Wednesday. In its annual update, the Social Security ...