Applying early stunts your benefit for life. The longer you live, the more likely you are to run through your other savings, ...

For those approaching retirement, there are several steps to take before applying for Social Security benefits. Pre-retirees should be familiar with the benefit options available to them and ...

For each year you hold off on claiming Social Security past your full retirement age, your benefits get an 8% boost. So if you're entitled to what the government calculates as your "full monthly ...

You may think you've done all you can to maximize your Social Security benefits. You worked hard for decades. You increased your income over your career. Now you're staring at the application screen ...

Supplemental Security Income recipients won’t be getting a check for their SSI payment in September, but does the same go for Social Security benefits? SSI, which is managed by the Social Security ...

SSI and SSDI are Social Security benefits for people with disabilities based on different eligibility requirements. SSDI recipients also qualify for Medicare, while SSI recipients may qualify for ...

Learn more about Social Security spousal benefits and how these 13 things can help you work on a better retirement plan for ...

Many federal employees may not realize they are eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. I recently spoke to a couple in their 70s about the husband’s upcoming retirement from federal service ...

If you live with a disability, you can receive either SSI or SSDI, though these benefit programs have slightly different qualification criteria. If you’re on SSDI, you can also be eligible for ...