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 ...
Q: Can you summarize who is eligible for disability benefits? A: Social Security Disability Insurance, often referred to by ...
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 ...
Spousal benefits can be up to half of what the primary earner would get at full retirement age, but the amount is reduced ...
If you're receiving spousal benefits from Social Security, you, too, are entitled to a COLA. However, spousal benefits max ...
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 ...
Social Security's earnings-test limits also tend to increase from year to year. And 2026 is no exception. Next year, the ...