A growing number of Americans are choosing to claim Social Security benefits earlier than planned, driven by mounting fears ...

Retirees are paying the agency $100 for certified earnings records because "they're afraid of our systems going down." ...

Workers eligible for Social Security can begin receiving benefits at age 62, known as the early eligibility age, but their ...

An additional 276,000 people filed for Social Security benefits so far this fiscal year, up 13% from a year ago. Anxiety ...

thousands of Americans seem to be claiming Social Security benefits early. Pending Social Security claims totaled 580,887 in March 2025, up from 500,527 in March 2024. An administrator shared the ...

There’s a reason seniors are told to think carefully before signing up for their Social Security benefits. The age at which ...

The change specifically affects Americans born in 1960 this year, because they will be turning 65 in 2025 — formerly the full ...

Moreover, as of the middle of April, 614,000 retirement claims for benefits ... could be many reasons to file early for benefits, DOGE and the projected Social Security shortfall can’t be ...

Survivors benefits can play a particularly crucial role in helping a senior on Social Security make ends meet after their ...

Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to ...