Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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 ...

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

Bob's been hit by both the WEP and GPO, reducing not only his own Social Security benefits but also those he could claim based on his wife's work record. With the repeal, Bob could see his monthly ...

Social Security officials have asked Americans to wait until April to ask about any retroactive payments. As of March 28, the agency had processed about 75% of the adjustments, or about 2.3 ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has long been a source of concern for many retirees, reducing Social Security benefits for those with non-covered pensions. With the recent repeal of the ...

Social Security payments will go out on April 9 for recipients with birth dates falling between the 1st and 10th of their birth month, while those born on the 11th to the 20th get payments on ...

Because back when Social Security laws were enacted in the 1930s, Congress felt that they could not force a federal pension plan (Social Security) on state and local governments, so they gave them ...

If you received Social Security benefits after December 2023 and were impacted by the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and/or the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reductions, you are going to ...

The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, ending the WEP and GPO provisions that had reduced or eliminated benefits for over 3.2 million public-sector retirees .

Thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, some CT retirees will receive retroactive payments. A boost to monthly checks starts in April.

Social Security Administration says it's processed 30,000 claims under the Social Security Fairness Act. Only about 2.97 million more to go.