The Social Security Fairness Act increased benefits to millions more retirees, including some who never claimed them.

The Social Security Fairness Act will provide benefit increases to more than 3 million individuals. But it's uncertain when ...

Maryland DHS has created a new office designed to modernize the agency’s data collection and public reporting across its ...

Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities by eliminating the "marriage penalty." The "Eliminating ...

While people pay into the Social Security system most of their working lives, these benefits aren't always guaranteed, and you can end up losing them in certain situations. In particular ...

The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in Social Security payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the ...

New legislation would allow disabled Americans to marry without risking the loss of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The bill, introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.

If you earn more than $25,000 as a single filer or $32,000 as a joint filer, up to 85% of your Social Security benefits are fair game to the IRS. Twelve states also tax Social Security benefits as ...

“The Congressman is in favor of a full and fair ... s share of GOP House membership and leadership, proposed increasing the age when a senior citizen would receive full Social Security benefits ...

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You'll have the best chance of staying comfortable in retirement if you have other sources of income to supplement your Social Security benefits. Consider the following four options. Obviously ...