I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) delivers survivor benefits to nearly 6 million people each year. The payments help ...

Two Social Security rules can take a big bite out of the benefits of pensioners and their spouses, ex-spouses and survivors.

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on Jan. 5 of this year. Nationwide, about 3 million public-sector ...

Waiting to take Social Security can result in significantly ... and the average survivors benefit for a nondisabled widow(er) who is 67 is $1,916.72 per month. If you're like most Americans ...

New law means police officers, teachers and others with public pensions will now collect their full Social Security benefits.

The Windfall Elimination Provision trimmed benefits for public employees who received pensions not covered by Social Security payroll taxes. The Government Pension Offset cut Social Security spousal ...

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Jan. 5., increasing the ability of retired ...

It limits Social Security spousal benefits (those paid to a spouse based on their living spouse’s work and payroll tax history) and the widow’s or widower’s benefits (paid after a spouse’s ...

The increase would be an average of $1,190 for 390,000 or surviving spouses getting a widow or widower benefit. Those amounts would increase over time with Social Security’s regular cost-of ...

Rep. Henry Cuellar celebrated a 20-year effort as HR 82 becomes law, boosting benefits for teachers, firefighters and other public servants.