Social Security retirement eligibility rules are changing in 2026. Workers must earn 40 work credits to qualify. In 2025, one credit required $1,810 in earnings. In 2026, it rises to $1,890, or $7,560 ...

Dear Rusty: My coffee conversations among a group of friends have resulted in several questions about Social Security. What happens to the Social Security account of someone who dies before retirement ...

Social Security is an income source millions of retirees depend upon. Without those benefits, many seniors wouldn't have a way to pay their basic expenses like housing, transportation, healthcare, and ...

President Donald Trump now wants to make it harder for the most vulnerable, including those older Americans over age 50, to receive Social Security Disability benefits (“Trump plan would limit ...

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You earn eligibility by earning enough work credits. When you are retired, there is a very good chance that you will collect Social Security benefits and that these benefits will be an important ...

OLD FORGE — The Old Forge Library, 220 Crosby Blvd., is offering a free Social Security information program on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. This one-hour financial education program is designed to ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...