If your spouse never worked or worked very part-time, they may not be eligible for Social Security based on their own earnings record. Instead, they may be limited to spousal benefit from Social Security. Your spouse may, in that case, be entitled to up to 50% of your monthly Social Security benefit at full retirement age.

You can definitely work while receiving retirement benefits -- and you may eventually get more money because of it.

Key Points It can be advantageous to delay Social Security for larger payments for life. You don’t want to deplete your savings too quickly, either. Your decision should hinge on your total savings balance,

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxation of Social Security retirement benefits.

Newsweek has reached out to the Social Security press office for comment via email on Sunday morning. Why It Matters. Although Trump has pledged not to cut Social Security, some s

When he was running for president, Donald Trump declared that Social Security didn't need to be touched. Last week, President Trump confirmed this premise, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity, "Social Security won't be touched.