The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...

Married, divorced and widowed workers with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security have traditionally missed out on spousal benefits, including former-spouse and surviving spousal ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits based on your work record or the work record of your spouse or former spouse while entitled to a public ...

If the Social Security Fairness Act comes up for a vote in the Senate, it's expected to pass, having already secured the majority needed to send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

The Social Security Administration is manually processing complex cases. More than 80% of seniors affected by the Social Security Fairness Act have already received their benefit adjustment.

On January 5, 2025, former President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, expanding Social Security benefits for millions of retired public service workers, enabling teachers ...

The Social Security Fairness Act 2025. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025, eliminated two long-standing provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ...

Editor's note: A correction was made to this story to clarify that non-covered workers did not pay Social Security taxes on their pensions, according to the SSA website. On Jan. 5, former ...

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