Unfortunately, if you apply for your spousal benefit when you reach full retirement age, your own benefit will no longer accrue delayed filing credits. While that’s a cut-and-dried answer, I’ll ...

There are a lot of articles about how retired workers can know when they're ready to claim Social Security, but there's a lot less advice about claiming spousal benefits. The decision is equally ...

Spousal benefits are available to current spouses and some ex-spouses of qualifying workers. Claiming early can reduce your spousal benefit by up to 35%. You'll only get a spousal benefit if it's ...

Married, divorced and widowed workers with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security have traditionally missed out on spousal benefits, including former-spouse and surviving spousal benefits — ...

I was born in 1957 and so was my ex-husband. He remarried, but I didn’t. Our full retirement age (FRA) is 66.5, but he started collecting Social Security at 65.5, one year early. For my own Social ...

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security retirement benefits to provide a financial safety net in their golden years, making it one of the country's most important social programs. It's also a ...

It's not possible to claim spousal Social Security benefits unless the worker is already claiming. Your age at sign-up affects the size of your spousal benefits. Getting all your documentation in ...

Marriage can have a significant impact on Social Security benefits. Spousal benefits provide a portion of the higher-earning spouse’s Social Security payouts to the lower-earning spouse. To apply for ...