While union leaders are cheering the bill as a win for their members, it’s a bad deal for the rest of us. It will undermine the progressive nature of the Social Security program, cost taxpayers ...

Overall, the Social Security Fairness Act is estimated to benefit over 2.8 million public sector retirees, who will now be allowed to collect full benefits.

Callers to SSA's toll-free number are played a message about the Social Security Fairness Act, with an aim of avoiding long and frustrating wait times for people seeking information about the new law.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it was immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly payments starting in April to the more than 3.2 million people ...

Timeless in Texas. The Social Security Fairness Act: New law is a $200 billion boondoggle Congress is giving millions of government pensioners unintended benefits from their spouses.

The social distress experienced during the Great Depression provided the impetus for the Social Security Act. It was among Roosevelt's New Deal initiatives to help the United States manage the ...

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 ...

This year’s Social Security Fairness Act represents the largest change to Social Security in decades, increasing benefits for 3 million government retirees at a cost of $190 billion over 10 years.

On Sunday, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, paving the way for nearly 3 million public workers to boost their Social Security benefits.

Social Security Fairness Act retroactive checks were sent to over 1.1 million beneficiaries in March. Monthly increases will start for most people with their March benefit, which is paid out in April.

Joe Biden gives a pen to Bette Marafino, president of the Connecticut Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, after he signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January 5, 2025 in ...