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- 10 Social Security Myths That Refuse to Die
- 10 Surprising Facts About Social Security
- 10 Things You Need to Know About Social Security
- 12 Top Things to Know About Social Security
- 8 Things You Didn't Know Social Security Could Do for You
- AARP Answers: Social Security and Coronavirus
- AARP Opposes Payroll Tax Deferrals, Cites Risk to Social Security Funding
- AARP Poll Finds Near-Universal Support for Social Security After 85 Years
- Am I entitled to my ex-spouse's Social Security?
- Are My Social Security Benefits Taxable?
- Are Social Security Field Offices Closed Due to the Coronavirus?
- Are Social Security benefits taxable regardless of age?
- Are some kinds of employees not covered by Social Security?
- Are survivor benefits reduced for a Postal Service employee's survivor?
- Benefits
- Biggest Social Security Changes for 2021
- Biggest Social Security Raise in Years is Predicted
- Bill Would Help Families Manage Social Security Benefits
- Born in 1960? Your Social Security Retirement or Disability Benefits Could Take a Hit
- CBO: Social Security Trust Fund to Be Depleted by 2031
- Can I Get a Stimulus Check If I Just Claimed Social Security in 2020?
- Can I apply for Supplemental Security Income online?
- Can I collect Social Security and a pension from a job where I did not pay FICA taxes?
- Can I collect Social Security as a divorced spouse and wait to claim my own retirement benefit?
- Can I collect Social Security as a divorced spouse if my ex-spouse remarries?
- Can I collect Social Security from my ex-spouse if I remarry?
- Can I collect Social Security on my spouse's record?
- Can I collect Social Security survivor benefits as a divorced spouse and wait to claim my own retirement benefit?
- Can I collect Social Security survivor benefits when my ex-spouse dies?
- Can I collect both my own retirement benefit when I turn 62 and a survivor benefit?
- Can I collect my deceased spouse’s Social Security and my own at the same time?
- Can I collect my own government pension and Social Security on my spouse’s record?
- Can I collect spousal benefits and wait until I am 70 to collect my own Social Security?
- Can I collect spousal benefits if I earned my own Social Security benefit?
- Can I collect two full Social Security benefits at once?
- Can I collect unemployment benefits and Social Security at the same time?
- Can I collect Social Security retirement benefits retroactively?
- Can I enroll in Medicare if I claim Social Security retirement benefits at age 62?
- Can I file for Social Security disability if I'm on workers' compensation?
- Can I file for my Social Security at 62 and switch to spousal benefits later?
- Can I get Medicare if I’m not getting Social Security yet?
- Can I get a Social Security card if I'm not a U.S. citizen?
- Can I get an estimate of the Social Security I can collect on my ex-spouse's record?
- Can I get an ex-spousal benefit at 62 then switch to my own benefit at full retirement age?
- Can I have my Medicare premiums deducted from my Social Security payments?
- Can I have taxes withheld from Social Security?
- Can I manage my mother’s Social Security if I have power of attorney?
- Can I qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicaid at the same time?
- Can I receive a civil service pension and Social Security at the same time?
- Can I stop Social Security and go back to work?
- Can I stop Social Security benefits and restart them later to get a bigger payment?
- Can I suspend Social Security benefits and restart them at a higher value?
- Can I transfer credits from a foreign country's pension system to my Social Security work record?
- Can I work and still get Social Security?
- Can Social Security Representative Payees Help Stimulus Check Recipients?
- Can Social Security benefits go to the estate of a deceased beneficiary?
- Can Social Security expedite disability claims for military veterans?
- Can Social Security payments be garnished?
- Can Social Security tell me if a former employer owes me pension benefits?
- Can a grandchild get Social Security?
- Can children get Social Security benefits?
- Can children who collected survivor benefits continue to receive the money while in college?
- Can couples still use the 'file and suspend' strategy?
- Can my children get benefits on my Social Security when I retire?
- Can my children get my Social Security benefits when I die?
- Can my spouse collect Social Security on my record before I retire?
- Can non-U.S. citizens receive Social Security benefits?
- Can noncitizens get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
- Can rental income reduce Social Security benefits?
- Can same-sex married couples get Social Security benefits?
- Can someone who's not a U.S. citizen receive ex-spousal benefits?
- Can the parents of a deceased worker get survivor benefits?
- Can you buy into Social Security?
- Can you collect Social Security and a pension?
- Can you collect Social Security benefits while in prison?
- Can you live outside the U.S. and collect Social Security?
- Can you receive Social Security retirement and disability benefits at the same time?
- Can you switch from Social Security retirement benefits to disability benefits?
- Can you work part time on Social Security disability?
- Cellphone Uproar Heard Across the Country
- Claiming Social Security Early Linked to Poverty
- Closed Social Security Offices Hinder Applying for Supplemental Security Income
- Disability Benefits
- Divorce
- Divorce and Social Security Spousal Benefits
- Do 401(k) and IRA distributions count toward the Social Security earnings limit?
- Do I have to enroll in Medicare at age 65 if I am already collecting Social Security?
- Do I have to pay FICA taxes on my earnings if I also collect Social Security?
- Do I need to notify Social Security if I am receiving benefits and earn more than the annual earnings limit?
- Do SSI Beneficiaries Need to File a Tax Return to Get a Stimulus Check?
- Do Social Security benefits count as income in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy?
- Do Social Security numbers get reassigned once a person dies?
- Do members of Congress pay into Social Security?
- Do my Social Security contributions go into a personal retirement account for me and earn interest?
- Do proceeds from stock sales count toward the Social Security earnings limit?
- Do survivor benefits expire if you don't claim them at the earliest eligibility age?
- Do the retirement estimates on my Social Security statement include future earnings?
- Do you have to withhold Social Security taxes from a household worker's earnings?
- Does Social Security recognize common-law marriages?
- Does a pension reduce my Social Security benefits?
- Does my divorced-spouse benefit decrease what my ex gets from Social Security?
- Does my income affect my monthly premiums for Medicare?
- Does my military pension affect my Social Security benefits?
- Does my spouse have to file for Social Security retirement benefits for me to receive spousal benefits?
- Does my spouse’s income affect my Social Security retirement benefit?
- Does severance pay affect my Social Security?
- Does the age I start my Social Security retirement benefit affect the amount my spouse will collect when I die?
- Does the earnings limit increase as you get closer to full retirement age?
- Does what my spouse makes affect the earnings limit for my benefits?
- Eligibility
- English Language Ability Dropped as Factor for Social Security Disability
- Get Ready for the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment
- Government May Have Overpaid $380 Million in SSI Benefits
- Hispanics Speak Out: Social Security, Retirement Savings and the Economy
- History of Social Security COLA Increases by Year
- How FDR Created Social Security
- How Social Security Works
- How are Social Security benefits calculated?
- How are Social Security numbers assigned?
- How can I appeal a decision by the Social Security Administration?
- How can I find out if a former spouse is collecting Social Security benefits on my record?
- How can I get a benefit verification letter from Social Security?
- How can I get a copy of my Social Security award letter?
- How can I help a family member or friend apply for Social Security disability benefits?
- How can I use a My Social Security Account to track my disability case?
- How do I apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
- How do I change from a Social Security survivor benefit to my Social Security retirement benefit?
- How do I change my address with Social Security?
- How do I change the name on my Social Security card?
- How do I receive my Social Security payment?
- How do I report the death of a Social Security beneficiary?
- How do Social Security and Medicare work together?
- How do survivor benefits work?
- How does Social Security calculate the COLA?
- How does Social Security calculate the survivor benefit if my spouse dies before claiming Social Security?
- How does Social Security help people with limited English proficiency?
- How does Social Security work when a spouse dies?
- How does a foreign pension affect Social Security?
- How does a workers' compensation settlement affect Social Security Disability Insurance payments?
- How does marriage affect Social Security benefits?
- How is Social Security funded?
- How is Social Security taxed?
- How long do Social Security survivor benefits last?
- How long do you have to be married to collect spousal benefits?
- How long do you have to work to get Social Security?
- How long does it take to get a hearing with Social Security to appeal a decision?
- How much Social Security will I get?
- How much can I earn in the year I reach full retirement age without losing Social Security benefits?
- How much does early retirement reduce Social Security benefits?
- How much longer will Social Security be around?
- How much will my spousal benefit be if I claim it at 62 and my spouse retired at full retirement age?
- How often does Social Security recalculate benefits based on your earnings?
- How to Apply for Social Security
- How to Be a Social Security Representative Payee
- How to Maximize Social Security Survivor Benefits
- How to Set Up an Online Social Security Account
- How to apply for Social Security
- How to apply for Social Security disability
- How to get a Social Security number
- How to get a replacement Social Security card
- I am disabled but do not have enough work credits to claim SSDI benefits. Can I claim disability benefits on my spouse's record?
- I am receiving Social Security disability benefits. Is my wife eligible for spousal benefits?
- I am subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision. How do I find out the effect on my Social Security benefits?
- I filed early for retirement benefits but am still working. How do I pay the $1 for $2 if I make more than the earnings limit?
- I married and divorced the same person twice. Can I collect ex-spousal benefits if the marriages lasted more than 10 years total?
- I plan to file for Social Security at full retirement age but want to keep my job. Do I have to quit to start getting benefits?
- I qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Should I use an attorney to apply?
- I receive Social Security disability payments. Can I withdraw funds from my 401(k) without penalty?
- I was widowed from my first spouse and divorced from my second. Can I claim benefits on either one's record?
- I will be 65 this year. When should I enroll in Medicare?
- I'm 69. What's the most I can earn without Social Security reducing my retirement benefits?
- I'm getting divorced. My spouse wants the settlement to say I cannot get ex-spousal benefits. Is that legal?
- I'm self-employed. Do I still have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes?
- If I am getting a pension, can I still collect Social Security survivor benefits?
- If I claim Social Security benefits at full retirement age, when will I get my first payment?
- If I don't have 40 Social Security credits at age 70, can I wait until I do to file for benefits?
- If I file for Social Security at 62 and continue to work, will my earnings affect family benefits for my spouse and children?
- If I receive a spouse benefit, will it reduce the amount that my spouse receives?
- If I retire at 62 instead of my full retirement age, what is the Social Security break-even age?
- If I start collecting reduced Social Security benefits early, will my payment increase when I reach full retirement age?
- If I stop working before I claim Social Security, will my monthly benefit amount be reduced?
- If I wait until 70 to claim Social Security, will my spouse get a bigger benefit as well?
- If my former spouse remarried and later dies, who is eligible for his Social Security benefits?
- If my government pension is suspended or reduced, will my Social Security benefits increase?
- If my projected Social Security benefit is larger than the maximum monthly benefit, can I still take advantage of delayed retirement credits?
- If you retire at any point after age 62, are the benefit reductions prorated by month?
- Is FICA the same as Social Security?
- Is Social Security just for retired workers?
- Is it possible to get a new Social Security number?
- Is it true that some people who collect Social Security benefits never paid into the program?
- Is my disabled child eligible for Social Security benefits?
- Is the Social Security retirement age going up?
- Is there a limit on Social Security benefits for married couples?
- Is there a penalty if you're late signing up for Medicare?
- Keep an Eye on Your Social Security Earnings Record
- Keeping Social Security Disability Benefits Might Become Harder
- Key Moments in the History of Social Security
- Laid Off During the Pandemic: Should You Tap Into Social Security Early?
- Life After 'File and Suspend'
- Living on Social Security
- Many Older Americans Flunk Social Security Quiz
- Many Widows Don’t Get the Social Security Payments They Deserve
- More Retirees Moving Abroad
- My Medicare premiums went up because of my income from two years ago. My income has since gone down. Is there anything I can do?
- My Social Security benefit is reduced because I collect a government pension. Will my spouse's survivor benefits be reduced too?
- My Social Security earnings statements do not include all my income. How can I correct that?
- My name is spelled differently on my birth certificate than on my Social Security card. Will this be an issue when I apply for benefits?
- My spouse died last month. Do I have to return the Social Security payment deposited into our bank account this month?
- Navigate the Medicare and Social Security Maze
- Navigating Social Security
- New Social Security Commissioner to Tackle Customer Service and Scams
- Social Security 82 Years Later
- Social Security Beneficiaries to See Paltry Increase in 2017
- Social Security Benefit Payments Won't Be Delayed by Coronavirus
- Social Security Benefit Will Increase 1.6 Percent in 2020
- Social Security Benefit to Increase 2.8 Percent in 2019
- Social Security COLA Forecast for 2021
- Social Security COLA Projected for 2017
- Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 2021
- Social Security Calculator
- Social Security Changes in 2017
- Social Security Changes in 2018
- Social Security Closes All Field Offices Due to the Coronavirus
- Social Security Holidays 2021: When Are Offices Closed?
- Social Security May Step Up Facebook, Instagram Checks in Disability Fraud Probes
- Social Security Payments to Increase 2 Percent Next Year
- Social Security Probed For Disability Case Delays
- Social Security in Action
- Social Security is withholding money from my retirement benefit because I'm still working. Will I get that money back?
- Social Security's Dramatic Start
- Spouse & Children
- Start the Social Security Benefits Flowing
- Survivors
- The Road to Social Security
- The Spousal-Benefits Puzzle
- Tips for Retiring on Social Security Alone
- True-or-False Quiz: How Well Do You Know Social Security?
- What Is the Social Security Blue Book?
- What Will Your Social Security Benefit Be?
- What are Social Security credits?
- What are delayed retirement credits and how do they work?
- What are my options if I am eligible for both a Social Security retirement benefit and a survivor benefit?
- What are the 'special credits' that veterans receive for military service?
- What happens at a Social Security disability hearing?
- What happens if you wait past age 70 to file for Social Security benefits? Are benefits paid retroactively?
- What happens to my Social Security survivor benefits if I remarry?
- What if I disagree with Social Security's calculation of my benefit amount?
- What if my Social Security benefit is the wrong amount?
- What is Social Security’s 'special earnings limit rule'?
- What is Supplemental Security Income and how does it work?
- What is a My Social Security account and how do I sign up?
- What is a representative payee?
- What is my Social Security full retirement age?
- What is my Social Security payment schedule?
- What is the Social Security tax rate?
- What is the Windfall Elimination Provision?
- What is the difference between the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset?
- What is the family maximum benefit?
- What is the maximum Social Security benefit?
- What is the maximum amount of income that is subject to FICA taxes?
- What medical conditions make you eligible for a fast-track decision on Social Security disability benefits?
- What medical conditions qualify you for Social Security disability benefits?
- What mental illnesses qualify you for Social Security disability?
- What to Know About Social Security Changes for 2020
- What's the difference between SSDI and SSI?
- When Will Social Security Recipients Get Third Stimulus Checks?
- When You and Social Security Disagree
- When can I collect Social Security?
- When does the earnings limit on Social Security benefits expire?
- When is the earliest age I can receive Social Security benefits?
- When people die before applying for benefits, what happens to the money they contributed to Social Security?
- When should I apply for Social Security in order to start at age 62?
- When should I apply for Social Security?
- When should I file to get the maximum Social Security benefit?
- When should I start collecting my Social Security retirement benefit?
- When someone who was married more than once dies, who is eligible for their Social Security benefits?
- Where can I get a copy of my SSA-1099 tax form?
- Which states tax Social Security benefits?
- Who gets a Social Security death benefit?
- Who is eligible for SSI?
- Who is eligible for Social Security?
- Who is responsible for handling Social Security benefits paid to a minor?
- Why Are Recent COLA’s so Small?
- Why Public Servants Feel Cheated by Social Security
- Why Wait to Take Social Security? Optimal Timing Means You Earn More
- Why does my payment increase if I wait past age 62 to claim Social Security benefits?
- Why you Should Consider Working Longer and Delaying Social Security Benefits
- Will Social Security Recipients Get Their Second Stimulus Checks Automatically?
- Will my Social Security benefit decrease if the Medicare premium increases?
- Will my Social Security benefits change if I move to another state?
- Will my Social Security disability benefits change when I reach retirement age?
- Will my Social Security payment increase if I keep working after I start receiving benefits?
- Will my disability benefit go up if my disability gets worse?
- Will remarrying reduce my Social Security benefits?
- Work & Taxes
- Your Social Security Benefits and the IRS
- Your Social Security Stories