Congress changed a law in 1977 allowing a widow who remarries to continue collecting benefits from her first husband’s Social ...

Q: My mother told me she remembers a time when women had to “live in sin” (those are her words) to avoid losing Social ...

Despite Social Security's wide reach, a small but vulnerable group of elderly Americans never receives its benefits.

The Social Security Administration recently announced several key changes to the program for 2025. Here's what you need to ...

The Social Security system allows a spouse to claim a benefit based on the earnings of their spouse after they have passed.

The Social Security Administration has shared the official payment schedule for 2025 after the COLA was released. Benefits ...

the responsibility may fall on the widow(er). Be sure Social Security is notified and any benefits are adjusted accordingly, if necessary," says Justin Rush, a certified financial planner and ...

Social Security rules aim to make it so benefits reward all workers equally. There's growing support in Congress to revisit ...

Do you know what she is talking about? A: Yes, I know exactly what she is talking about. It has to do with the payment of ...

Both current and former spouses can claim spousal benefits from a worker’s Social Security record. Wife and widow benefits were established in 1939. Their design was based on a family structure ...