All Social Security recipients who are collecting benefits get the COLA because otherwise their buying power would decline ...

Spousal benefits are converted to survivors benefits if your spouse passes away. Taking advantage of spousal benefits can pay off for people with spotty earnings records. Millions of Americans rely on ...

Learn how to claim the $255 Social Security survivor benefit, who qualifies, and how new proposals could raise the amount.

Some married couples can maximize Social Security benefits when the lower-earning spouse files for benefits first, even ...

Tetra Images/ Getty Images When a beneficiary of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income passes away, their benefits must either be canceled or transferred to an eligible survivor. There are ...

The Social Security Administration distributes benefits depending on the beneficiaries' birth dates or when they began receiving benefits. Here is when you can expect your November check.

On the Social Security Administration’s second payment date for November 2025, two types of beneficiary are to get a check.

More people claiming Social Security in their early 60s won’t have a negative long-term impact on the program’s finances ...