The newly introduced SWIFT Act aims to expand Social Security survivor benefits for disabled individuals. Find out what the bill proposes and if it could pass.

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Social Security rules have some changes in store for 2026, such as tax rules and cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what retirees need to know.

The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.

Survivor benefits come with complex rules, and one wrong move could cost you. Timing when you claim your benefit or switch can significantly impact lifetime income. Smart strategies like delaying or ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Social Security is underpaying widows and widowers - sometimes by large amounts. In cases where ...

Social Security benefits rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA, higher Medicare premiums, and new tax relief for seniors.

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74.5M Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, ...