It's convenient and easy to apply online for your Social Security benefits. Open a secure my Social Security account and take it from there. Read on to learn how.

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

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 ...

You can update most of your information with the Social Security Administration online. But for big changes, you may need to ...

In this case, applying at 62 is better than taking on costly debt. You may receive a smaller lifetime benefit, but the trade ...

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.