{"id":525792,"date":"2026-04-11T21:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/525792\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:13:17","slug":"social-security-boost-millions-of-americans-are-in-line-for-retroactive-payments-what-you-need-to-know-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/525792\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security Boost: Millions of Americans are in line for retroactive payments; what you need to know &#8211; Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Social Security Boost: Millions of Americans are in line for retroactive payments; 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