By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer More than $31 million in erroneous Social Security payments to deceased individuals has ...

Another way to leave tax-free money to a surviving spouse is with life insurance. A small policy can put cash in the hands of a surviving spouse for funeral expenses and paying off debts. A bigger ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits. The Social Security Fairness Act ...

Rumors of Social Security payments being issued to dead people have circulate for years, and it turns out that there was in ...

The money came back when the Department of Treasury gained access to the Social Security Administration's "Full Death Master ...

Spousal benefits can be a lifeline for seniors who established a single-income household. Spouses who shortened their careers ...

Supplemental Security Income is an initiative in the United States hoping to offer extra cash to people aged 65+ or living ...

Now that it’s become law, nearly three million teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who receive pension income will see increases in their Social Security benefits ...

The Social Security Fairness Act makes it possible for those who opted out of Social Security at some point during their career to receive more retirement benefits. It does this in two ways. First, it ...

Social Security benefits will be paid monthly on ... s age and relation to the deceased individual. An additional death benefit is also available: it's a one-time payment of $255 that is ...

Data source: Social Security Administration. Your claiming age will affect your monthly income for the rest of your life, so it's important to make this decision carefully. Filing sooner can make ...