While your money is safe from private bill collectors, the government can and will take a portion of your Social Security benefits if you owe money. That means your benefits could be garnished if ...

Older Americans get choices when it comes to claiming Social Security. The earliest age you can file for benefits is 62, and ...

The answer depends on what type of debt you have and to whom you owe money. Private debt collectors such as credit card companies and banks can’t garnish your Social Security benefits.

A lot of people wait until age 62 to retire so they can collect Social Security. But if you have a lot of money saved up, you ...

Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...

Fraudsters may steal your money or tank your credit ... Keep your Social Security card in a safe place The Social Security Administration advises not regularly carrying your Social Security ...

President Donald Trump has tapped businessman Frank Bisignano as the Social Security Commissioner. What could that mean for ...

Social Security has two other funding sources: benefit taxes on some seniors and interest income earned on money in the program's trust funds. But both of those are in danger right now.

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that will give qualifying individuals more money and potential back ...

Yet many will find that this money doesn't go as far as they expected. Medicare Part B premiums and Social Security benefit taxes will take a bite out of many seniors' checks, and though inflation ...

The new Department of Government Efficiency now has access to a federal system responsible for $6 trillion in annual payments ...