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

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

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

The two non-negotiable factors to qualify for Social Security spousal benefits are: the qualifying spouse currently receiving retirement benefits. From there, one of the following must also apply: You ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full ...

If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74M Americans — but how far does the average check go? See average benefits ...

For millions of married couples in the United States, Social Security spousal benefits are a crucial source of retirement ...

I now get a Railroad Pension from my ex-husband. I did not know it was from the Social Security Administration. I want to ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. Our house is paid for, and we have little debt. However, ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a ...

A major shift is coming to how Social Security and other federal benefits are paid out. With an executive order mandating the end of paper-based payments, the U.S. government is pr ...