Spike in early Social Security claims this year points to growing concerns about the health of the Social Security system, ...

Social Security is primarily funded by a dedicated payroll tax, which takes 6.2% of wages from workers and employers. But ...

You may already know that the government bases your Social Security benefit on the income you've paid Social Security taxes ...

The uptick in claims comes amid an aging baby boomer population and changes implemented under the Social Security Fairness ...

A new law provides higher Social Security benefits and retroactive lump-sum payments for nearly 3 million people. Here’s the ...

When calculating your monthly benefits, Social Security uses a specific formula that takes your 35 highest-paid years of ...

Married, divorced, and widowed spouses could be entitled to extra money each month. What are spousal benefits? Spousal ...

Millions of seniors rely on Social Security to supplement their savings and help them afford their expenses once their ...

Spousal benefits are calculated based on a spouse's work history instead of the claimant's work record. If you were a lower ...