- A Guide To Applying For Social Security Benefits - AARP
A quick and easy guide for how to apply for Social Security retirement, spousal and disability benefits as well as for Medicare
- How to Set Up an Online Social Security Account - AARP
As the Social Security Administration stops sending paper account statements you should open a My Social Security online account to manage benefits
- Social Security - News, Tools, and Resources - AARP
Stay informed with AARP's latest updates on Social Security Learn how to apply, maximize your benefits, and navigate disability qualifications
- Are Social Security Benefits Taxable? - AARP
About half of Social Security recipients paid federal income taxes on their benefits in 2021, the most recent information available, according to an August 2024 Congressional Budget Office report A new federal tax deduction, in effect through 2028, could determine whether you pay taxes on your Social Security benefits
- Understanding Social Security Retirement Benefits - AARP
The basics of social security retirement benefits, including how benefits work, how payments are calculated and awarded, and what you need to apply
- Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025 - AARP
The COLA is applied to all Social Security payments — survivor benefits, family benefits and disability benefits, as well as retirement benefits — and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a monthly benefit administered by the SSA for people with low incomes and limited assets who are 65 or older, blind or have a disability
- Can You Work and Still Collect Social Security? - AARP
You can work and collect social security benefits, but the amount you receive will depend on whether you’ve reached your full retirement age
- How Social Security COLA May Increase 2026 Benefits - AARP
Social Security benefits can lag inflation during periods of price volatility, leaving some beneficiaries struggling to make ends meet For example, beneficiaries temporarily lost buying power in 2021, when the 1 3 percent COLA — based on low inflation in 2020 — was outpaced by surging consumer prices during the COVID-19 pandemic
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