Considering delaying Social Security benefits until age 70 for larger checks? You're not alone. While this strategy can ...

Your spousal benefit is worth up to one-half of the benefit that your spouse (or ex) qualifies for at their full retirement ...

One easy trick could pay you as much as $23,760 more ... each year! Once you learn how to maximize your Social Security ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), nearly 70 million Americans received Social Security benefits in July 2025. With roughly 20 percent of the country receiving benefits, these ...

Social Security recipients will get more money next year, but as cost-of-living adjustments go up, it means inflation is rising too. The Senior Citizens’ League COLA prediction model has consistently ...

As Social Security celebrates its 90th birthday, it time to find a long-term financing solution so the program continues for the next 90 years. Happy birthday, Social Security! President Franklin D.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is intended to offset inflation. The Senior Citizens League (TSLC) estimates that the 2026 COLA will be 2.7%. Retirees have complained that the ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S.