The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions who were previously locked out of retirement benefits,

It's important to choose the right filing age, since it will have an impact on the amount of money Social Security pays you each month.

After dealing with downsizing and frequent changes to policies, employees at the Social Security Administration are reportedly overwhelmed. A huge factor contributing to this stress is the expectation to quickly wrap up all the cases related to the new Social Security Fairness Act.