Social Security's full retirement age for people born in 1960 or later is 67. If you claim benefits at 62, you'll reduce ...

Qualifying workers who are retiring at 62 in 2025 can get a maximum of $2,910 per month, or $34,920 per year. Those who wait ...

Social Security's dependent child benefit for older parents can boost their lifetime payout, experts say. Here's how it works.

Married and divorced spouses can sometimes be entitled to extra Social Security benefits. There are some strict requirements ...

If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

The SSA’s final October payments went out this week, and some beneficiaries will see two deposits in October — including an ...

Republicans’ hostility to Social Security in general has been well-documented over the years. Less widely recognized is their antagonism for one component of the program: disability coverage.

Age 62 is the earliest a person can file for Social Security. Claiming benefits at that point will reduce them substantially for life. That doesn't mean filing at 62 is automatically a poor choice.

The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable ...