With Social Security benefit amounts set to go up, we bring you the lowdown on when the boosted payments will arrive.

Social Security rules have some changes in store for 2026, such as tax rules and cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what ...

Those who work long, high-paying careers can receive thousands of dollars above the average Social Security benefit.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Ask any Social Security expert and they will tell you that the one thing recipients need to be aware of is their spousal and ...

A new Social Security proposal would increase survivor benefits and raise support for disabled widows and widowers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Social Security is underpaying widows and widowers - sometimes by large amounts. In cases where ...

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74.5M Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...