Although many people aren't aware of it, it's actually possible to get Social Security checks for a period prior to the time ...

The Social Security Administration will also pay retroactive benefits only up to six months in the past. So, if you were ...

Since the SSA permits eligible applicants to claim up to six months of back payments after reaching full retirement age, ...

Millions of Americans approaching or already past retirement age may be eligible for thousands of dollars in retroactive ...

The Social Security Fairness Act increased benefits for 3.2 million retirees and their spouses. Affected seniors will see their monthly benefit amount adjusted and they may be eligible for a one-time ...

The WEP reduced Social Security benefits for people with pensions from jobs that didn’t pay into Social Security. The GPO cut spousal or survivor benefits for those with government pensions from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police ...

I just don't get people's fascination with retroactive Social Security retirement benefits. I can understand that on the surface, the idea of getting a big retroactive check from the government might ...

Retroactive Medicaid coverage allows patients who have not yet applied for Medicaid to still have their medical expenses covered.