The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions who were previously locked ...

Waiting to claim Social Security benefits after your Full Retirement Age (FRA) increases your monthly payments. For each year you delay past your full retirement age (FRA), your payment increases ...

If you retire at age 62 in 2025, the maximum benefit is $2,831. If you retire at age 70 in 2025, the maximum benefit is $5,108. As of March 2025, the average Social Security benefit is $1,945 a month.