This little-known restricted application rule can significantly boost retirement income for surviving spouses.

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There's a lot more to Social Security than retirement benefits. A big part of the program is benefits paid to the surviving spouses and children of retired workers. In this video, Matt Frankel ...

Eligibility for SSI typically requires that you earn less than $1,971 per month from work. The limit is increased for couples ...

A husband and wife from Overland Park have been sentenced to prison after illegally collecting a relative’s Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) plays a crucial role in providing financial support to retirees and those unable to ...

I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot ...

One Indiana... Social Security is a program that provides benefits to Americans, usually after they have retired, for the rest of their lives. But how does Social Security know when people have ...

A Kansas couple was sentenced to prison for illegally taking proceeds from a relative’s Social Security and retirement ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits based on your work record or the work ...

If passed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act would boost social security benefits to what CNN estimates are nearly three million public sector workers at the federal and local level ...

In most cases, you can collect certain types of Social Security benefits if you retire or live abroad, but there are some exceptions. Here's what you need to know.