Navigating the complexities of a mixed work history is crucial for understanding potential reductions in Social Security ...

Early in 2025, President Donald Trump reversed that move, reverting the Social Security overpayment recovery rate from 10% per check back to 100%. This gave the government permission to withhold the ...

I retired from the federal government 10 years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System program. I applied for my ...

The introduction of the Senate’s Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal unions comes as the House’s bill nears the possibility of a floor vote.

In a nutshell, the SSFA just made more than 3 million public sector retirees happy — especially teachers, firefighters, ...

Summary: Many federal employees are still unclear about how working affects their Social Security benefits. From spousal eligibility to the earnings test and delayed retirement credits, we clear up ...

Seniors are doing something different with Social Security this year. More people are claiming their benefits early compared with in 2024. However, this choice could end up being a mistake for many ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74.5M Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, ...

A good number of Americans rely on Social Security as income to cover their living expenses and basic needs. Each month, the Social Security Administration issues payments to Americans who qualify for ...

We won't know how much of a COLA jolt retirees and others receiving Social Security benefits might see next year until the official number is released in October. The highest COLA increase for Social ...

Social Security was created 90 years ago as a means of helping seniors stay out of poverty. Today, all these years later, many seniors still rely on these benefits as a crucial source of income during ...