Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the ...

Key Takeaways You’ll receive 132% of your monthly benefit amount if you wait until age 70 to begin collecting.If you start ...

One Social Security claiming age offers the highest probability of maximizing lifetime Social Security income.

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know ...

Many workers could increase their lifetime spending power by $182,000 by delaying Social Security retirement benefits.

If you wait until full retirement age to claim Social Security, you'll get your monthly benefits without a reduction. But you ...

The Social Security wage base limit is the maximum amount of your income that's subject to the Social Security payroll tax ...

After years of working, there comes a time when you can finally hang up your hat and retire — and hopefully, get back some of the earnings you’ve contributed to Social Security. For years, Americans ...

Generally speaking, to qualify for Social Security benefits in retirement, you need to work and pay into the program. Social Security's primary source of funding is payroll taxes. By holding down a ...

Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the government shutdown that lasted from October to mid-November.