Social Security, retroactive benefits

Social Security is sending retroactive payments. Here's what to know.
The agency said it has so far sent retroactive benefits to more than 1 million people due to the Social Security Fairness Act.
Social Security Benefits Could Face 'Interruption' Within 30 Days
A former SSA commissioner says system outages have occurred because of DOGE's cuts, suggesting a collapse could be imminent.
Social Security payments: When will March benefits averaging $2,000 be sent?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients obtained their March payment on Friday, Feb. 28. People who received Social Security prior to May 1997, or who received both SSI and Social Security, collected two separate payments – SSI on the 1st and Social Security on the 3rd.
The Average Monthly Social Security Check: January 2025
If you have already applied for benefits, check the Social Security payment schedule for 2025 to find out when your benefits will be arriving throughout the year. You can also che
Social Security Checks of up to $5,108 To Be Paid Out This Week
Some Social Security beneficiaries will be getting their payments directly into their bank accounts on Monday. Social Security benefits provide essential income for approximately 72 million Americans.
Average Social Security benefits by state
The average Social Security benefit varies quite a bit by state. The average Social Security check ranges from about $1,816 per month in Mississippi to $2,405 per month in New Hampshire. Several factors affect each state’s average Social Security benefit.
Social Security Administration says it’s identified $800M+ in savings
The Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a release that it has identified over $800 million in savings or “cost ...
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Trump repeats debunked claim that 160-year-olds are collecting Social Security
President Trump on Tuesday called for an end to people hundreds of years old collecting Social Security benefits — a claim ...
Protect Your Social Security Benefits As DOGE Cuts 7,000 SSA Jobs, Closes Offices
The SSA last week announced it would cut 7,000 of its 60,000 jobs plus close field offices and reduce regional offices as ...
Trump claims Social Security lists 130,000 Americans older than 160: What are the facts?
In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump repeated the claim he and Elon Musk have made tens of millions of dead people over age 100 are receiving Social Security payments.
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who ...
Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of ...
Colorado man fighting to get Social Security payments restarted after erroneously being declared dead
More than a month later, an Aurora man still is fighting to reinstate his retirement checks, and can’t seem to get a clear ...
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Five Social Security offices set to close in Georgia. Lawmakers react
Five Social Security Administration offices in Georgia are set to close. The offices are located in Brunswick, Columbus, ...
Nashville social security office faces potential closing amid DOGE cuts
The social security office in Nashville could be among the cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
If you're disabled and self-employed at 66 - is Social Security the only option?
Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, can be claimed anywhere between ages 18 and a person's Full Retirement Age, which typically falls around 66 and 67 these days. That may not help the ...