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If you’re living in Arizona and can no longer work due to a disability, you’ve probably heard about Social Security disability benefits. But here’s the thing that trips people up: there are actually ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and multiple analysts cited by CNN, Fox Business and AARP have clarified that there is no need for beneficiaries to worry about their monthly cheques.

February Social Security checks often look different. Learn how COLA, Medicare premiums, tax withholding, and timing rules ...

Susan Freeman, 72, put her career on hold to care for her aging mother. She now works four days a week at her sister's store ...

Proposals to restrict PIP have proved hugely controversial ...

Is this a real windfall, or has she been caught up in a grand mistake? And what should she do with the money? Money asks an ...

Waiting to claim Social Security until 67 means receiving your full benefits and maximizes how much your spouse will receive ...

Scottish Conservatives propose capping the Scottish Child Payment at two children, claiming the SNP benefit discourages work ...

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay says his party would cut the "bloated" welfare bill.

Amid the second government shutdown in a matter of months, we take a look at what the stoppage means for Social Security.

Have you ever wondered why something that's supposed to be a safety net feels more like a burden to millions of workers? Social Security has always been that invisible thing deducted from your ...