The timing of the first weekend in November requires the SSA to distribute two payments in October. The month's first ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. September's ...

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Applying for Social Security can be challenging, especially when paperwork involves details that no longer match today's maps. One family recently shared their struggle on Reddit after a father's ...

Choose your claiming age carefully and understand how this affects the size of your benefit. It's best to apply several months in advance of when you hope to claim. Gather your documents ahead of time ...

Every month, the Social Security Administration mails more than 74 million checks to people who receive retirement, spousal, survivor, or disability benefits. That's a lot of checks, so they aren't ...