The U.S. Congress has approved retroactive Social Security payments for public sector workers. These payments will go to ...

Spousal benefits are different. Individuals can still be eligible for spousal benefits even if they haven't worked or paid into the system, the agency said. Spouses can get as much as 50% of the other ...

The Social Security Fairness Act is primarily about repealing provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals ...

The new legislation repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset and is retroactive to ...

By Lorie Konish The Social Security Administration is under new leadership, after financial services executive Frank ...

Close to 900,000 Social Security recipients are on the brink of receiving a substantial increase in their monthly benefits.

If you are ever missing a payment, the agency recommends first contacting your bank or financial institution to see if there ...

The Social Security Fairness Act won’t affect all seniors’ benefits. The act focuses on ending the Windfall Elimination Provision and ... a pension based on work that wasn’t covered by ...

Many won’t see changes in benefits with Social Security Fairness Act The Social Security Fairness Act won’t affect all seniors’ benefits. The act focuses on ending the Windfall Elimination Provision .

Social Security is the largest budget item in the United States annually, serving more than 70 million people with retirement, disability, and supplemental income. The importance of this program ...

As of Jan. 5, 2025, that’s no longer the case, thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act. Now, you’ll receive both your pension and your fully earned Social Security benefits because the Act repealed ...