If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

The primary requirement to receive spousal benefits is to be currently married to someone who is entitled to either ...

The amount someone receives in Social Security benefits is based largely on their career earnings. The more someone makes, the more they can expect in benefits, up to a certain point. However, one ...

You also have to make enough money to earn them. That's where the rule change comes in for 2026. The big rule change for Social Security eligibility that workers need to know about is a change in how ...

The rules for collecting spousal benefits depend, in part, on how long you've been married. You can file for spousal benefits based on an ex-spouse's work record as long as you're not married to ...

The US cost of living (COLA) benefit is set to rise by 2.8 percent in 2026, the Social Security Administration has confirmed.

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ...

I retired from the federal government 10 years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System program. I applied for my Medicare before the three-month timeframe. I was told that I would not receive ...

If you're married, or divorced after being married for a decade, you can receive Social Security based on your partner's work history. Claiming spousal benefits before your full retirement age will ...