For many years, Social Security had allowed Americans to take their full retirement benefits at the age of 65. However, starting in 1983, Congress increased the full retirement age from 65 to 67, ...

It’s the dream scenario: with savings secured and decades of hard work in the rearview, you walk into the office for the final time, wave goodbye and ride off to enjoy a long and restful retirement.

Earlier this month, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Claiming Age Clarity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at simplifying the language Social Security uses when describing benefit ages. It ...

Financial pros recommend waiting as long as possible to claim your Social Security benefits. Most Americans say they're ...

Discover when you can actually receive full Social Security benefits and how the retirement age has shifted over the years.

If you were born after this certain year, you won't be able to collect Social Security benefits for several more years.

The Claiming Age Clarity Act would change the wording on different benchmark ages to claim benefits A bipartisan bill could change the wording of Social Security's retirement age. Is it a trivial ...

Social Security recipients will see several changes in 2026, including a cost-of-living adjustment and the elimination of paper checks. The full retirement age will increase in 2026, affecting those ...

For many Americans, Social Security is the cornerstone of retirement income. Nearly 90% of people over age 65 receive benefits from the program, according to the latest data from the Social Security ...