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

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

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

Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs ...

Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...

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 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 ...

President Biden is greeted by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, as he prepares to sign the Social Security Fairness Act on Jan. 5, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Subscribe to our weekly Retirement ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Social Security Fairness Act Won't Fix That. What is paid out to Social Security beneficiaries is not a return on workers' investments. It's just a government expenditure, like any other.