For the first time in years, a retired teacher in Ohio, a former police sergeant in Massachusetts, or the widow of a federal ...

Retirees who filed for Social Security after full retirement age may be eligible for a lump sum of up to six months of missed benefits. Here's how it works.

In her latest monthly Social Security Advisor newsletter, Heather Schreiber discusses “retroactive benefits.” These are ...

The elimination of WEP and GPO under the Social Security Fairness Act is delivering major benefit increases and lump-sum payments to public workers.

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority and signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025, by President Joe Biden. Now, several senators are calling on the Social ...

For decades, a particular kind of federal widow learned to live with a strange arithmetic: her late husband paid into Social ...

The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of May is coming this week. Here's what recipients need to know.

The Social Security Administration has released a new expedited timeline for when more than 3.2 million individuals will see one-time payments and higher benefit checks following the enactment of a ...

Social Security benefits are a critical source of income for older Americans. Unfortunately, in the past, certain rules ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for sending out Social Security payments to everyone who receives them each month. However, it looks like some folks are going to get a lot more ...

Some retirees may be missing out on Social Security benefits prompting a bipartisan group of senators to take a stand.

Social Security quietly implemented a rule change that may put thousands of dollars into the pockets of many retired divorcees and widows. The rule change mainly applies to widows and divorced spouses ...