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The discrepancy between how much you can receive from Social Security at each age is amplified when you look at the maximum ...

This week, two payments will be made by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Millions of Americans receive Social ...

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and House Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration to explain recent changes ...

A think tank has said the Trump administration is "peddling false and exaggerated claims" about taxes on Social Security ...

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What is the right time to claim Social Security? This is actually a much more complicated question than you might imagine.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects that Social Security’s main trust fund will be insolvent by the end ...

The Social Security Administration has backed off from plans to eliminate paper checks. However, it will only send checks in ...

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Social security benefits may not be enough to retire comfortably in some cities. Here's how much Social Security covers in ...