The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), enacted on January 5, 2025, marks a significant shift in Social Security benefits, ...

Social Security remains a cornerstone of retirement planning for Americans. With new legislative changes and adjustments in ...

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

Social Security is a major source of income for 74M Americans — but how far does the average check go? See average benefits ...

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving benefits. The 2025 year started with a 2.5% cost-of-living increase.

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

In January, President Joe Biden signed a law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which limited or eliminated Social Security benefits for civil servants, ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...