Some retirees are surprised to learn they may be eligible for a lump sum Social Security payment. This option often arises when someone delays their retirement benefit but changes their mind. While ...

Have you heard the buzz about the recent shakeup in Social Security? Well ... you might be in for a nice lump sum payment to make up for the benefits you missed out on last year.

The Social Security Administration is under new leadership, after financial services executive Frank Bisignano was sworn in as commissioner this week. Bisignano's confirmation follows a host of ...

If you claimed benefits during this time, you'll get a lump sum to make up the difference between what you received and what you were eligible for under the Social Security Fairness Act.

A Social Security 'war room,' threats to shut the ... VSIP stands for voluntary separation incentive payments, which are lump-sum payments offered to workers as an inducement to leave a job.

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits ... Most recipients receive their payments as a single monthly lump sum. Retirement benefits are distributed at different ...

The change comes after the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act was passed ... The back-paid amount comes in a single lump-sum payout. Those lump payments started going out in February, and ...

you should be able to get a lump sum of benefits dating back to your 70th birthday, which means you’re not out of money. But if you don’t realize you were supposed to file for Social Security ...

Lump sum death benefits and benefits paid to children are not included in the levy program. The Social Security Administration has information about direct deposit on its website. See www.ssa.gov ...

More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients will be getting ... If your retroactive lump sum hasn’t arrived, you can call SSA at 1-800-772-1213. If you purchase a product or register ...