If you're not among the retired public workers directly benefiting from the new Social Security Fairness Act, you might still feel its effects, even if you’re not getting a single additional dollar.

The United States observed the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act in August. This monumental piece of legislation has provided a supplemental income to retirees in America for decades.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting faster payments, shorter wait times and a reduction in its disability ...

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 benefits — ...

In January of this year, the Social Security Fairness Act (the “Act”) was signed into law, marking a potentially significant change for certain retirees who receive pensions from public sector work.

For some Social Security recipients, benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount in the coming months. Meanwhile, some others may have recently gotten a bump in their benefits. The Social Security ...

A sweeping change to the nation's retirement system has quietly increased monthly income for millions of Americans in recent months. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by former ...

At the start of 2025, then-President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, paving the way for 2.8 million Americans to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security ...

The Social Security Fairness Act removed restrictions on benefits for people with government pensions. If you're one of them, don't leave money on the table. Here's how you can be proactive in ...

For some Social Security recipients, upcoming benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount as the SSA is expected to begin withholding 50% of benefits for those who have been overpaid but have yet ...