Before getting started, the SSA recommends you review the eligibility guidelines, located here, and also take a look at the checklist, located here, for the materials you will need to complete the ...

For those approaching retirement, there are several steps to take before applying for Social Security benefits. Pre-retirees should be familiar with the benefit options available to them and ...

Many people are mentally ready to start receiving Social Security checks long before they become eligible for them at 62. But wanting checks and actually applying for them are two separate things. If ...

Choose your claiming age carefully and understand how this affects the size of your benefit. It's best to apply several months in advance of when you hope to claim. Gather your documents ahead of time ...

You will be able to continue the appeal process online, but before you get started will need to gather certain information. This includes your name, Social Security number, address and phone number as ...

Social Security might seem like fixed income, but it’s not. There's plenty you can do to increase this retirement benefit. Where do you start? Social Security bases your retirement benefit on your ...

Your claiming age will determine the monthly and lifetime Social Security benefit you receive. You must wait until your full retirement age (FRA) to get the full benefit you qualify for, based on your ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Friday, Oct. 31, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried about ...

Applying for Social Security can be challenging, especially when paperwork involves details that no longer match today's maps. One family recently shared their struggle on Reddit after a father's ...