Many people don't realize a deceased ex's Social Security can raise their check. Learn the 10-year rule, remarriage limits, ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

A Fort Myers widow is sharing her story to warn others about the unexpected challenges of applying for Social Security benefits.

When a spouse dies, the emotional shock often collides with an immediate financial question: what happens to the Social Security income that helped pay the bills. Survivor rules are technical, but ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

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

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For millions of Americans relying on Social Security, small changes to the formula that calculates annual benefit increases can have an outsized impact. Social Security checks are a cornerstone of ...

Edith Butler is dealing with a real-world math problem: Her housing costs keep rising while a tax credit intended to help keeps shrinking. The widow and retired nurse, 68, lives by herself in a ...

When Janine learned last fall that her five grandchildren had been living out of a car — washing up in store bathrooms — she didn’t hesitate. Her daughter-in-law had died of colon cancer in September ...