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The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

Starting in 1972, the Social Security Administration (SSA) centralized its operations and began assigning area numbers based on the ZIP code of the mailing address listed on the application.

The SSA was already under a hiring freeze and understaffed when it was asked to implement the new Social Security Fairness Act (SFA) at the start of the year.

President Joe Biden stated the measure will raise Social Security benefits by an average of $360 monthly for 2.8 million recipients.

Bisignano's suggestions for revamping the SSA phone system come as the agency continues to struggle with serving the nearly 70 million Americans reliant on Social Security benefits each month.

The Brief Earlier this year, the Social Security Fairness Act boosted Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. SSA says benefits have been expanded for about 91% of those eligible.

To determine if the new SSA law affect you, contact the Social Security Administration to find out how these changes specifically impact your benefits. How does the Social Security Fairness Act ...

Callers to SSA's toll-free number are played a message about the Social Security Fairness Act, with an aim of avoiding long and frustrating wait times for people seeking information about the new law.

Millions will be affected by new rules that boost Social Security benefits. But if you qualify, there may be knock-on effects on your retirement cash flow.

At the height of the Great Depression, the act also provided unemployment insurance, which allowed the involuntarily jobless to retain part of their purchasing power.