The Social Security landscape in the United States is undergoing significant changes, impacting millions of beneficiaries.

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Many people are used to working, paying taxes on their income, and collecting Social Security in retirement. But it used to ...

The WEP specifically targeted career uncovered workers who had minimal covered work. In 2022, the maximum reduction in Social Security benefits for those receiving a public pension was $512 per ...

WEP and GPO affected many teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other workers with pensions from non-Social Security-covered jobs. The repeal is retroactive to January 2024, ...

Starting the week of Feb. 24, 2025, SSA is beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the WEP and GPO. Social ...

Now, more than 40 years after WEP was enacted, the Social Security Fairness Act has rolled it back. With bipartisan support, the act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025.

The repeal of the WEP and GPO will increase the Social Security benefit entitlements of the government worker or retiree who is receiving a pension from work not covered by Social Security.

The WEP was enacted during Ronald Reagan's presidency. The WEP, which reduced Social Security benefits for workers who receive government pensions not covered by Social Security, was another cost ...

Social Security Fairness Act retroactive checks were sent to over 1.1 million beneficiaries in March. Monthly increases will start for most people with their March benefit, which is paid out in April.

The Issue Eliminating Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) would create an unequal benefit structure and hasten Social Security’s insolvency.