Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes that.

Rep. Haley Stevens introduced a bill that would let some workers in physically demanding jobs claim full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60.

Millions of public retirees got a Fairness Act back payment in 2025, and for many of them it quietly pushed their tax bill into a much higher bracket. A little-known IRS election rewrites how that lump sum gets counted,

Recently, a new Social Security fairness act was introduced which is being called the Social Security blue collar fairness act. In 2025, the Social Security fairness act was passed and signed into law immediately providing roughly $7000 lump sum payments for around 3 million Social Security beneficiaries along with increasing benefits on average by $700 per month.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated two long-standing rules: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These measures were originally intended to prevent so-called "double dipping," in which individuals could ...

Good news for Social Security recipients: Congress is working on the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, which could add an additional $200 to your monthly checks for the first six months of 2026. This would be in addition to the 2.8 percent ...

Among the various proposals for bolstering Social Security is raising the retirement age at which Americans can claim full benefits. One lawmaker instead wants to lower it. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, on Thursday introduced the Blue Collar ...