There are four types of Social Security benefits you can apply for. Learn what documents you’ll need and how to apply for each kind in person or online.

Those who get Supplemental Security Income checks will be getting them on a normal schedule in July.

Social Security is hugely important to a large share of Americans. Almost 69 million Americans will receive monthly Social Security benefits in 2025, totaling about $1.6 trillion in benefits paid ...

Chris Bryant, a Medicaid enrollee in Lexington, Kentucky, has a bleeding disorder and lives in government housing on $1,100 ...

With multiple disabilities that prevent consistent work, she lives in a fully paid-off home held in a trust, carries zero debt and spends roughly $1,000 a month on essentials.

Discussions with Democratic and Republican voters in New England revealed divided views on the proposed Republican health ...

Increasingly, the drumbeat of financial advisers who say $1 million won't be enough for retirement is growing louder. On Monday, Real World Investor released research estimating that Americans will ...

The concessions offered by the UK government to stave off a rebellion in their ranks are welcome, but fall short.

The first precept is, in large part, demonstrably false, as historians of the American West have shown over the last three decades. Settlers moving west had the protection of the U.S. Army, which ...

The first thing you need to find out is if your health condition qualifies you for Social Security disability benefits. You ...