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 ...

Mastering these basics could be just the confidence-booster you need before you apply.

It takes more than tying the knot to claim one of these 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 ...

Dear Rusty: I've recently started reading your column on Social Security and am learning a lot! My particular question is this: I was born in November 1953 so my full retirement age is 66, which is ...

A small group of people can still take advantage of a Social Security rule that will soon be phased out. The Social Security provision is called filing a restricted application to receive spousal ...

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 ...