For most of Social Security's history, full retirement age (FRA) was simple. You hit 65, you get your full benefit. That started to change in the 1980s, when Congress passed a law that slowly pushed ...

The Social Security wage base limit is the maximum amount of your income that's subject to the Social Security payroll tax ...

The full retirement age for social security is increasing in 2026. It is the last age increase as part of a 1983 ...

New federal measures will reshape how retirees interact with Social Security and how their benefits are taxed starting in ...

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know ...

Those who work long, high-paying careers can receive thousands of dollars above the average Social Security benefit.

You’ve probably heard that it’s best to take Social Security benefits later rather than sooner. After all, delaying ...

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

He was looking at another two years before he could claim Social Security benefits — and at a reduced benefit, with no idea ...

Other states where the average retiree receives the biggest Social Security checks in 2024 were determined to be New Jersey ...

But President Donald Trump’s campaign promise, “Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security — and they won't,” was upheld ...

My lifetime Social Security record has 12 zeros from time spent living and working in Austria during my 20s and 30s.