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Right before President Biden left office, he signed the Social Security Fainess Act, a measure that has been decades in the making. However, the new law, which will boost Social Security retirement payments to nearly 3 million public sector retirees who draw public pensions, will now be delayed.
Since the passage, callers to SSA’s National 800 number hear a message about the Act, however, SSA announced last week that “more than 7,000 people each day still choose to wait to speak to a representative about the Act.” On its new online update of the new law, which posted last week, the SSA includes frequently asked questions. “SSA expects that it could take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefit,” was one of the messages on the site.
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