The Trump administration will soon stop sending out paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries, as part of an effort to ...

Claiming "on time," according to the Social Security Administration, means doing so at what the government views as your full retirement age (FRA). That will vary depending on your birth year, but for ...

The Social Security Administration will continue to send some paper checks to beneficiaries of the retirement program, ...

Choose a claiming age, multiply the monthly benefit by 12, and then multiply that by the number of years you expect to collect. This will help you estimate your lifetime benefit. If you can afford to ...

There are two ways to apply for Social Security retirement benefits. When you apply for benefits has no impact on how you file to claim your benefits.