By Dominic Genetti
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.
(TNS)
Jan. 27—The increase coming to Social Security recipients in 2025 is expected to be paid out starting this week.
Payments will increase $24 for individuals from $943 to $967, according to a report from Newsweek, and payments for couples will increase by $35 from $1,415 to $1,450.
However, if those with public pensions like teachers, police officers and firefighters are counting on a Social Security payment following the enactment of the Social Security Fairness Act, that’s going to be a while—reportedly a year, according to CBS News.
In an update posted to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) website, the agency’s ability to implement the Act timely relies on funding. The bill did not provide funding. The agency also notes that funding is needed “to implement the law in a timely manner and without negatively affecting day-to-day customer service relies on funding.”
“The law requires SSA to adjust benefits for over 3 million people. Since the law’s effective date is retroactive, SSA must adjust people’s past benefits as well as future benefits,” the SSA update reads. “Though SSA is helping some affected beneficiaries now, under SSA’s current budget, SSA expects that it could take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits.”
But even though a year is the reported timeframe, the SSA doesn’t have an exact timeframe as to when Fairness Act-related payments will go out.
“SSA is finalizing its plan to implement the Act while limiting negative effects on our regular workloads and services to the public,” the SSA wrote. “We cannot yet provide an estimated timeframe for when we will adjust a person’s past or future benefits.”
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