April marks the first month that boosted benefits will be paid out to those who were formally impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These were both repealed by an act of Congress in January this year.
Social Security's payment schedule is normal in April, but recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits will get two checks in May.
The Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.
The benefits bump is a retroactive result of the Social Security Fairness Act former President Joe Biden signed during his final days in office.
Will Social Security checks go out as planned this month as the agency eyes a number of changes to combat fraud and budget cuts?
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The Enumeration Beyond Entry program grants Social Security numbers to successful applicants for U.S. residency, work permits and citizenship.
Democratic senators on Tuesday announced a “war room” to fight against changes at the Social Security Administration as beneficiaries complained of website outages in accessing the agency’s online services.