The Social Security Administration (SSA) handles applications for Social Security benefits, including retirement, disability, survivor, and more. You can apply for any kind of Social Security benefit ...

There are several important decisions to make about your Social Security benefits. You decide how many years you work and which jobs you work at. You also choose when you sign up. All these choices ...

Many people are mentally ready to start receiving Social Security checks long before they become eligible for them at 62. But wanting checks and actually applying for them are two separate things. If ...

Choose your claiming age carefully and understand how this affects the size of your benefit. It's best to apply several months in advance of when you hope to claim. Gather your documents ahead of time ...

Many people are mentally ready to start receiving Social Security checks long before they become eligible for them at 62. But wanting checks and actually applying for them are two separate things. If ...

Just got married or changed your name? Updating it with the Social Security Administration is crucial. Follow our simple ...

Work at least 35 years before signing up for Social Security to avoid zero-income years in your benefit calculation. Paying more in Social Security taxes today increases your future retirement benefit ...

WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration is again making changes to its policies on verifying the identity of applicants. According to CNN, the agency has decided to end a newly instituted ...

(NewsNation) — Social Security payments have been adjusted, with larger payments coming for some recipients. But what should you do if you don’t receive your payment? If you recently applied for ...

Many people have no clue what their Social Security benefits will actually be when they've clocked out of work for the last time — and that's a problem. While these benefits might replace only 40% of ...