The Social Security Administration is making significant adjustments to its spousal benefits program in 2026, ensuring that ...

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Ensure your Social Security benefit is based on accurate information by checking your earnings record. Verify that your payment information is up to date. If you expect to owe taxes on benefits, ...

Social Security benefit taxes are becoming increasingly common. You could owe ordinary income taxes on up to 85% of your benefits. Plan ahead for these by saving money on your own or by requesting ...

In a recent monthly newsletter published by Ed Slott, Heather Schreiber, an expert on Social Security, discussed the impact of regulations in the new One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on taxes and ...

Most Social Security recipients receive benefits like clockwork, but certain situations can trigger unexpected delays.

Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more people above the poverty line than any other program in the United States. Without Social Security, 23 ...