One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.

For millions of married couples in the United States, Social Security spousal benefits are a crucial source of retirement ...

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full ...

We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will be stripped away. We rely on them to live. We both paid ...

This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...

If you're divorced, you can often get Social Security benefits based on your ex-spouse's work record. Know the rules about when and how you can claim.

Married couples have a prime opportunity to work together and maximize their Social Security benefits. Don't be too quick to ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. Our house is paid for, and we have little debt. However, ...

A major shift is coming to how Social Security and other federal benefits are paid out. With an executive order mandating the end of paper-based payments, the U.S. government is pr ...

I now get a Railroad Pension from my ex-husband. I did not know it was from the Social Security Administration. I want to ...

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...