It's smart to visit the Social Security Administration (SSA) website and set up a my Social Security account in order to see estimates of your future benefits, based on your earnings history. If you ...

Legislation granting full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million retirees will soon get become law, advocates say.

The Senate on Saturday passed the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill that would repeal provisions that reduce benefits for ...

Millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) is abolished.

The life and death of Joanne Erickson highlight the struggles of many seniors with little to no savings amid an unforgiving ...

she said. "Because I need to eat." After her husband died, Paternostro discovered she couldn't collect his Social Security benefits due to a pair of federal policies called the Windfall ...

Despite its undeniable importance to the financial well-being of seniors, Social Security's own foundation ... income-- adjusted gross income + tax-free interest + one-half benefits -- topped ...

In November, more than 51 million retired-worker beneficiaries brought home an average Social Security check of $1,925.46. Though this is a relatively modest payout from America's leading social ...

I wanted to help encourage people to order their coffee or tea sugar-free,” he said. Aside from supporting the physical health of seniors, the programme is also meant to guard against social ...