@douglasvb

#Seniors #SocialSecurity

All #SeniorCitizens like me (I'm 75 this year) are not addled or infirm but thanks for offering your help to help those who may be.

I know how to access the #SSA website & receive notices from them periodically, including the recent notice of the 40% increase in my #SocialSecurityBenefits plus a nice lump sum payment for past due benefits that I just received due to the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act (#SSFA).

#SocialSecurityFairnessAct

I just received a letter from the #SSA notifying me of a 40% increase in my Social Security benefits beginning March 2025 and the deposit of a lump sum payment for back payments due from Jan 2024- Feb 2025 under the Social Security Fairness Act (#SSFA).😊

Of course, this doesn't include the roughly the $50k in Social Security benefits that I previously earned but never received between 2015-2025, because my benefits were reduced by the #WindfallEliminatonProvision & #GovermentPensionOffset that reduced my benefits because I received a government pension that was not covered by Social Security, which is the problem that the SSFA was enacted to address.

Something is better than nothing & fortunately whatever #DOGE is doing to f*ck with the SSA didn't affect this increase in my benefits. 😎

I hope that others of you here who were likewise affected have received a similar notice from the SSA.

If you paid into #SocialSecurity from part-time or post-retirement employment, Pres. Biden just signed the #SSFA!

✅ #SocialSecurityFairnessAct signed into law, enhancing retirement benefits for millions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-signed-by-president-biden/

My first post ("Tröt") here! Hope some people came over from twitter, where I am still as @laellyn1.

We just published a great collaboration between several dental #microwear texture researchers on comparability of #SSFA in Toothfrax and #MountainMaps!
Please check it out, this is important for future studies, as Toothfrax will not be updated and maintained!
#DMTA #dentalwear #paleo #palaeontology #teeth
https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.204