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We can turn on the Social Security spigot as early as age 62. Doing so means you'll get smaller checks but more of them. (Delaying collecting can sometimes make your benefits bigger.) However ...

SSI recipients will get two checks in May — one on May 1 (the check for May 2025) and a second on May 30 (the check for June) ...

Social Security remains a critical retirement tool for many Americans. Here's when you can look forward to receiving it.

The Social Security's payment schedule is typical for April, but recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits will get two checks in May.

Each year, the SSA's Office of the Actuary updates a table showing the average monthly benefits for retirees aged 62 to 99 ...

The full retirement age for Social Security is set to increase in 2025, with the age for new retirees to claim and receive their full benefit rising to 66 years and 10 months. Matson Money founder ...

Here's a closer look at when you might want to start collecting your Social Security benefits. Each of us has a full retirement age -- which is 66, or 67 for those born in 1960 or later.