Regardless of the type of Social Security you claim, you must earn those checks through a system of credits. You must earn a minimum amount of credits to qualify for Social Security benefits.

Yi Tingyue has a lot going for her. She won a scholarship to China’s prestigious Sichuan University, where she graduated with a master’s in graphic design. She drives an Audi A4 and owns a ...

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Yangqiao, a community of 1,200, is an unlikely pioneer of the government’s social-credit system, first envisioned in the 1990s. Blending Western-style financial credit scores with broader ...

IT expert and founder of priblo.com, Davide Gaido, explains how the social credits system that will assess if Cinese residents are "good citizens". Independent news and stories connecting you to ...

Our opinions are our own. When you lack a Social Security number, it can get in the way of your ability to build credit in the U.S., as it’s a requirement on most credit card applications.

As millions of people whose incomes are insufficient to cover their living expenses become dependent on credit cards, individual credit card debt has turned into a broader social problem. While ...

New year, new Social Security rules. In January, several aspects of Social Security changed, including credits and taxes, check amounts and full retirement age rules. Being aware of the 2025 ...

"Credit and social financing data remained buoyant in January, getting off to a good start for 2025 and providing strong support for a steady performance of the economy," said Wen Bin, chief ...