On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, ...

Callers to the SSA hear a message about the Social Security Fairness Act, intended to reduce long and frustrating wait times ...

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act may increase your retirement benefits by eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.

Specifically, it repeals these two rules: The Windfall Elimination Provision (PDF), enacted in 1983, is a formula used to adjust Social Security worker benefits for people who receive "noncovered ...

According to the Social Security Administration, the agency is still “evaluating how to implement the act.” The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset ...

SO THE PURPOSE WAS TO ELIMINATE THE GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET AND THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION. SO THOSE ARE TWO PROVISIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT BASICALLY SAY IF YOU ...

The WEP reduced Social Security benefits for those who received government retirement or disability pensions, while the GPO pared down spousal benefits for those who received pensions. If those ...

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2024 removes the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset rules, benefiting nearly 3 million retired public service employees with increased ...

Eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) makes Social Security less - not more - fair. For specifics of the windfalls, see my recent column or an ...