One positive aspect of Social Security is that the program is set up to adapt to economic changes. Each year, for example, ...

The law change amends the latter rule. Beginning in 2025, part-time employees only need two years of employment with at least 500 hours of service in each to qualify. This doesn't apply to ...

Most U.S. seniors will have to look to their savings or other government benefits if their Social Security benefits don't go ...

The average retired worker today collects $1,976 a month from Social Security. That amounts to just under $24,000 on an ...

Waiting until this age to draw Social Security benefits allows you to maximize the amount you'll receive and provides extra ...

Do you have a retirement savings goal in mind? You should. Even if you end up not reaching your target, people with clear ...

There are many retired Americans today who get the bulk of their income from Social Security. And for some people, those ...

Although millions of older Americans rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet in retirement, an estimated 40% depend ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 is the lowest since the post-Covid inflation spike. Yet retirees still ...

This year, older workers will have ways to save more for retirement, spend less on medicine and see other ways to improve ...

A spouse may be eligible for survivor benefits if they're at least age 60 (or, if they have a disability, at least 50), were ...

Social Security's earnings test limits also rose in 2025. This year, seniors who work and collect benefits will be able to ...