Social Security claiming is not one-size-fits-all. Learn how couples, cash flow, health, and survivor benefits determine the right filing age for you.

Eligible Americans can enroll in Medicare online via the SSA website. Here's a step-by-step guide to enroll in Medicare.

Let’s discuss how to apply online, along with a few problems we are discovering in helping others apply for Medicare at ...

Here’s when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment rules mean in 2026.

The Social Security Administration – the sprawling Woodlawn-based federal agency that delivers retirement, disability and survivor benefits to 74 million Americans – began the second Trump ...

The Social Security Administration has released its holiday hours for 2025, and beneficiaries will be able to access services on Wednesday and Friday. However, on Christmas Day, local offices will be ...

The Trump administration is proposing new rules that would further tighten its grip on who's allowed into the U.S., asking visitors from several dozen countries that benefit from visa-free travel to ...

Social Security is a major source of income for more than 74.7 million Americans. How far does the average check actually go? Most retirees collect about $1,959 a month from Social Security as of ...

The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees. The Social Security Administration wants to halve the number of people ...

A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

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