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We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and use strategic timing to try to optimize what you receive. When ...

There's a huge difference in benefits for beneficiaries claiming as soon as possible versus those waiting a few years.

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“There’s evidence that it would have real effects on claiming behavior, and that will have real effects on folks’ financial security throughout retirement for the rest of their lives after they claim, ...

The SSA’s latest cost-of-living adjustment will change benefits, and expand the income subject to Social Security tax next ...

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It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a coal mine in Aflex, Kentucky, as a teenager in ...

Tirupati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu distributed social security pensions to beneficiaries under the NTR Bharosa scheme at Peddannavari Palli .