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

You may already know that the government bases your Social Security benefit on the income you've paid Social Security taxes on throughout your career. Generally speaking, the more you earn during your working years,

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.