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

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

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

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 ...

My husband is 58 — six years older than me. He worked out of the house for a few years when he was young, but not enough to ...

If you’ve been divorced for at least two years and your ex is eligible for Social Security — meaning they’re age 62 or older ...

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, ...

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

And do keep in mind that according to the most recent report by the Social Security Trustees, a broad reduction in benefits could be on the table within the next decade. If you claim Social Security ...

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 ...