Q: Can you summarize who is eligible for disability benefits? A: Social Security Disability Insurance, often referred to by ...

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 ...

We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration ...

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 ...

In 2026, Social Security's earnings-test limit is rising from $23,400 to $24,480 for people who will be under full retirement ...

The rules for collecting spousal benefits depend, in part, on how long you've been married. You can file for spousal benefits based on an ex-spouse's work record as long as you're not married to ...

For the average American, the message is anything but clear. Already, some policymakers have proposed raising the age that a ...

Many retirees overlook legal ways to raise Social Security. See how voluntary suspension, the 12-month do-over, timing, and ...