Applying for Social Security is easier when you're prepared. Use our comprehensive checklist to gather all the necessary documents and information before you apply.

If you plan on retiring in the near future, you're probably thinking about applying for Social Security benefits. There are several factors to consider before taking the plunge, but knowing the ...

Working a lifetime typically pays off when people reach retirement age and can enjoy the benefits they've accumulated over ...

What Are Social Security Benefits? Social Security is a social insurance program created in 1935 to pay workers an income once they retired at age 65 or older. When people talk about Social Security ...

Your Social Security benefit is based on your income during your 35 highest-earning years. The longer you wait to apply for Social Security, the larger your checks will be, until you qualify for your ...

Last week, we looked at three former federal employees who all made the same error when completing form RI 92-19, FERS Application for Deferred or Postponed ...

The Office of Personnel Management prepares for the end-of-the-year “surge” of new retirements that will be arriving at OPM next month. In January 2023, OPM received more than 12,000 new claims to be ...