Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

Democrats in Congress are racing to expand Social Security protections for widows and surviving divorced spouses at the very ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Ask any Social Security expert and they will tell you that the one thing recipients need to be aware of is their spousal and ...

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they ...

The holiday season is a good time of the year to remind people what Social Security is all about.

A new Social Security proposal would increase survivor benefits and raise support for disabled widows and widowers.

Amid bipartisan strife about healthcare subsidies and tariffs, one U.S. senator presents a bill that could help millions ...

For millions of widowed Americans trying to stretch Social Security survivor benefits in an era of rising costs, help may ...

The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.