If you expect those benefits to play a big role in your retirement income, then it pays to do what you can to get more.

Social Security's trust fund is now projected to run dry in 2032, a year earlier than expected, potentially cutting benefits ...

During the time you're not receiving benefits, your checks will grow by 8% per year. If your FRA is 67 and you wait until 70 ...

A growing number of retirees have been paying federal tax on their benefits. A new $6,000 per person senior deduction reduce taxes for some seniors, but doesn’t change the way Social Security is taxed ...

The Social Security Administration distributes payments on a rolling schedule each month.

Social Security could end up paying you a pretty decent amount of money in retirement. And if you don't have much savings, those monthly benefits may constitute the bulk of your retirement income.

SSA data shows how much upper-class retirees receive in Social Security at age 83, and why high earners can collect far more ...

The problem with overreliance on Social Security.

Many people decide to split the difference, waiting until they reach full retirement age before starting Social Security ...