Claiming age impacts your spousal benefits, but the rules are different than those for personal retirement benefits. You must work with your spouse to come up with a smart claiming strategy for ...
Applying for and receiving spousal benefits is a great way to boost your own Social Security monthly benefit — sometimes by ...
If your spouse has filed for Social Security benefits ... child who qualifies under the age or disability rules.) When you apply for spousal benefits, you’ll also be applying for benefits ...
If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as ...
On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, ...
Retirees with public pensions and their spouses are now eligible for their full Social Security benefits.
The Social Security Administration is warning that Americans affected by the Social Security Fairness Act may need to be ...
The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits based on your work record or the work ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is now law, and a year of backdated payments await nearly 3 million Americans.
Unfortunately, not everyone pays Social Security payroll taxes. Some people are stay-at-home parents or spouses, some have long unemployment periods, and some work jobs not covered by Social Security.