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Social Security boost may not come for more than a year for many Americans

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The Social Security Fairness Act requires the agency to adjust benefits for more than 3 million people.

But the law did not provide additional financing or staff to help implement the law or deal with the increased workload.

Ongoing staffing shortages, compounded by a hiring freeze since November 2024 , will make the task of servicing people "more difficult".

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