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Based on the latest estimates from those who know the Social Security program inside and out, benefit cuts are possible for ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

Meanwhile, Social Security's trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2034, instead of last year's estimate of 2035.

The SSA typically requires a death certificate to update a person's marital status and determine eligibility for benefits. In ...

Under the Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration expects to cut about 12% of its workforce — ...

Social Security has been under scrutiny now that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is digging into its finances.

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...

When a spouse passes away, the surviving partner may be eligible for Social Security benefits, known as widow's payments.