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 ...

Spousal Social Security benefits can be a vital source ... ex-spouses don't have to wait for the qualifying workers to apply for their own retirement benefits before they can claim spousal 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 ...

1. How your claiming age impacts your benefit Just like when applying for personal retirement benefits from Social Security, when you claim spousal benefits can have a big impact on the size of ...

A lot of time is spent discussing rules and strategies about claiming Social Security to ensure you make the most of the program's benefits. But one feature of the program that might not get ...