Key Points There are eligibility requirements that determine whether spouses or ex-spouses qualify for spousal benefits.The ...

Key Points Spousal benefits allow you to receive as much as 50% of your spouse's monthly benefit.Claiming spousal benefits ...

One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.

In a recent podcast, Barbara Ginty reassured listeners that while Social Security isn't going away, it does face pressures ...

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

Married couples have a prime opportunity to work together and maximize their Social Security benefits. Don't be too quick to ...

Those who retire at age 62 can receive up to $2,831 per month, while waiting until 67—the full retirement age—increases the ...

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...

We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will be stripped away. We rely on them to live. We both paid ...

This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...

Claiming benefits at age 62 means a permanent 30% reduction in monthly payments. In two short years, the oldest members of ...