Social Security boost may not come for more than a year for many Americans
Source: CBS News
Updated on: January 27, 2025 / 1:37 PM EST
The Social Security Administration says millions of retired teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions may have to wait up to a year or longer to reap the benefits of the recently passed Social Security Fairness Act.
The newly enacted law requires the agency to adjust benefits for more than 3 million people, including calculating retroactive payments and future benefits. But the law did not provide additional financing or staff to help implement the law or deal with the increased workload, the Social Security Administration (SSA) noted in an update Friday.
"SSA's ability to implement the law in a timely manner and without negatively affecting day-to-day customer service relies on funding," according to the agency. "Though SSA is helping some affected beneficiaries now, under SSA's current budget, SSA expects that it could take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits."
Ongoing staffing shortages, compounded by a hiring freeze since November 2024, will make the task of servicing people "more difficult," SSA stated. All Social Security recipients, including those not affected by the new law, will face delays and increased wait times as SSA contends with the new workload, according to the agency. "We thank the public for its patience," it added.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-administration-ssa-social-security-fairness-law/
I figured this would take some time as they identify those who are eligible and then back-calculate, etc.
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Feb. 1st is Medicare. Hope orange fatso doesn't fuck that up (too much 
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