The Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act would repeal the retirement earnings test, which was created in 1935 during the Great Depression.

If you work while collecting Social Security, you may be subject to an earnings test. The earnings limit for some workers getting benefits this year is $24,480. You may be subject to a higher earnings-test limit -- or no earnings test at all.

There's a misconception that if you claim Social Security retirement benefits, you have to actually retire from your job. But this isn't true. You can absolutely claim your Social Security benefit if you're still working and have no plans to retire, or if ...

The maximum Social Security benefit is significantly higher than the average benefit. Most people don't max out their Social Security checks, and it will get harder to do so in 2026. In 2025, the maximum Social Security benefit was $5,108, and in 2025, it ...