If a beneficiary is due retroactive benefits as a result of the Act, they will receive a one-time retroactive payment, ...

Millions of Americans are now receiving significant retroactive Social Security payments thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, which has officially repealed the Windfall Elim ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that more than a million Americans have received backdated payments ...

The Government Pension Offset, passed in 1977 and called GPO, reduces benefits for survivors if the spouse had a pension that ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has paid more than $7.5 billion in retroactive benefits to over 1.1 million ...

Most people have jobs that pay Social Security tax, but not everyone. Some public workers and civil servants work at jobs ...

If the bill passes, it would also affect future reform efforts. But the problems Social Security now faces are bigger than just paying for the WEP and GPO repeal, Freese said. "The closer it gets ...

Earlier this year, lawmakers passed a bill that would repeal provisions limiting retirement benefits for some workers.

More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients will receive one-time retroactive payments and higher monthly benefit checks due to a new law.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is among a bipartisan group of 27 colleagues demanding immediate Social Security Fairness Act ...

The repeal of WEP and GPO is seen as a step toward fairness for public workers, but it also adds financial strain to Social Security Trust Funds, which already face a looming insolvency crisis. The ...