You can hire a representative to help with your Social Security disability claim. By law, representatives can charge only 25 ...

Eligible minors can collect Social Security benefits based on their parents' work records but it's subject to many rules.

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez The Social Security Administration (SSA) handles applications for Social Security benefits, including retirement, disability, survivor, and more. You can apply for any ...

For those not yet receiving Social Security benefits, the idea of setting up a 'my Social Security' account might seem ...

The SSA’s July 3 email announced that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4) would essentially eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security benefits ...

But people who don’t claim Social Security by 70 aren’t signed up automatically. And if you opt not to take your benefits because you don’t need the money, no one is going to force you to ...

Social Security benefits are calculated based on your 35 highest-paid years in the labor force. If you sign up for benefits with only a 32-year work history, but you continue to earn an income for ...

Social Security would give you $1,000 of your own retirement benefit and $500 of your spousal benefit, for a total of $1,500 per month. The letter the couple received only said her spousal benefit ...

Say you put in your notice to retire at 62 and sign up for Social Security that same month so you can start getting benefits as soon as your paychecks from work stop. You may not realize until you ...

In this Reddit post, we have someone who’s wondering if they’re on track to get the maximum benefit Social Security will pay, which, this year, is $5,108 per month.

But just as your benefit increases when claiming after FRA, it decreases if you claim before FRA. You can start collecting Social Security at 62, but doing so will reduce your monthly check by as ...

You’re allowed to sign up for Social Security as early as age 62. For each month you claim Social Security before reaching FRA, your monthly benefits get reduced.