The Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act would increase the Social Security Administration's lump-sum death benefit to cover cremation or burial costs for surviving family members. Starting in ...

The 13 Help Team is investigating after a Muskegon woman said she is being wrongly denied Social Security disability payments and was ordered to pay back years worth of payments by the Social Security ...

Think you can't lose your Social Security benefits? Think again. Here are the ways you could have them suspended or ...

Families have several options for paying for a funeral, including using life insurance funds, withdrawing money from a ...

The Social Security Administration recently introduced enhancements that should make it easier for beneficiaries to do ...

Next week, millions of retirees will receive new Social Security checks that could range between $1,900 and $4,873 depending ...

For name change requests, you’ll need to complete Form SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card. Once you fill it out, you ...

The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sheds new light on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report, and the direction of Social Security reform as a ...

Asuncion Rivera is accused of using the stolen identity to obtain passports, a driver's license and government benefits.

When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their family members can also get survivor benefits through a lump sum death payment.

The Social Security Administration has released the last SSI payment dates for the last of the year for beneficiaries who ...