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Introduction to Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security was enacted in 1935 to provide some relief to America's destitute older citizens during the economic cataclysm kno...
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Who Is Eligible for Social Security Retirement Benefits?
Social Security retirement benefits are not based on need but rather on income earned during your earning life.
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Determining Your Eligibility and Estimated Benefits
You can find out how many quarters of coverage you have accumulated and what your estimated benefit will be at the time of retirement by requesting Social Security Statement SSA-7004 (formerly known as the Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?
Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity.
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Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI)
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is an insurance program that is available to qualified workers with disabilities regardless of their resources.
Read article »Married Couples Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits Using File and Suspend
Are you married, with one spouse wanting to retire but the other one prepared to keep working?
Read article »Social Security Benefits to Edge Up 1.7 Percent in 2013
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase in payments in 2013 ...
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income.
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