If you are hoping to collect Social Security benefits and have a job, there are rules you need to know. Unfortunately, your decision to try to collect Social Security and get a paycheck could actually end up causing benefits to disappear temporarily in some cases.

In a married couple, when one spouses passes away, the surviving spouse is generally entitled to the larger of the two Social Security benefits the couple was receiving. If the lower-earning spouse is likely to outlive the higher earner, then having the higher earner delay until age 70 often pays.

Timing when to commence taking Social Security benefits are completely subjective, but delaying garners a larger per month payout.

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Social Security is an earned benefit, and you can claim retirement checks only if you qualify for them. You need to earn work credits to become eligible for retirement benefits. The amount you must earn to get a work credit is increasing in 2026.

With Social Security's trust fund sliding toward insolvency, one group wants to cap benefits for the wealthiest U.S. couples.