The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.

Want bigger Social Security checks? Discover smart ways to delay benefits -- even if you're short on cash -- using savings, side gigs, assistance and more.

The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the flow of several critical benefits, including Social Security retirement and disability payments, which are sent to more than 74 million people each month.

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Here's why it's happening and how to go from paper to digital.

You can claim Social Security once you turn 62 but doing so means giving up the chance to collect a bigger monthly benefit.

I'm turning 70 on July 18 and want to know exactly when I should file for Social Security to max out benefits. I don't want to wait a day longer than I have to. Is it the day after my birthday or is it at the end of the month or the end of the year that I ...

Starting Sept. 30, both the Social Security Administration and the IRS are phasing out paper checks as part of a massive federal digitization push. Here's what you need to know.

If paying back your benefits isn't an option, you could also suspend Social Security. Once you reach your full retirement age, you can temporarily stop collecting checks up to age 70. When you begin claiming again, you'll receive a higher monthly payment for the rest of your life to account for the money that was withheld.