According to the Social Security Administration, 12% of men and 15% of women collecting the retirement benefit rely on those ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will be stripped away. We rely on them to live. We both paid ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. Our house is paid for, and we have little ...

We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will be stripped away. We rely on them to live. We both paid ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. Our house is paid for, and we have little debt. However, ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a ...

For millions of married couples in the United States, Social Security spousal benefits are a crucial source of retirement ...