If you start collecting Social Security benefits at Full Retirement Age—currently 67—the maximum monthly payment is $4,018. Claiming benefits early at age 62 reduces that maximum to $2,831, while ...

A second amendment came on April 14, when the SSA announced that anyone wishing to apply for Social Security or make account ...

The average Social Security check for retirees is right at $2,000 per month. No matter how masterfully you stretch a dollar, ...

Social Security’s approximate 73 million beneficiaries have seen some key changes to benefits and services in the first 100 ...

The new head of the agency responsible for administering Social Security and Medicare said Sunday he plans to make sure the ...

Depending on your birthdate, traditional Social Security recipients will begin getting paid on May 14 this month, a bit later ...

A program as important as Social Security is apt to work its way into the news somewhat often. In the coming years, Social ...

As more baby boomers reach retirement age, the number of recipients relying on the program is set to increase.

Social Security beneficiaries who were mistakenly overpaid will now have 50% of their monthly check withheld until all the ...

The incorrectly marked deaths are just a piece of the Trump administration’s crash program purporting to root out fraud, ...

One of the best reasons Social Security exists is to help those older and unable to work pay their bills on time every month, ...

The Social Security Administration will grant account holders "digital access" to their Social Security numbers early this ...