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.

A new law passed in January provides nearly 3 million people with Social Security benefit increases. In a new update, the Social Security Administration says 91% of adjustments have been processed.

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 5, affects certain individuals who are eligible for Social Security benefits, but who also receive pensions from work that did ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major ... affected retirees may see an average monthly increase of approximately $360 in their Social Security benefits, Diamond said. For example ...

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January 5, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) and so opening up higher benefit ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law in January, extended Social Security benefits to federal employees, railroad employees and civil servants whose jobs aren’t covered by ...

On Jan. 5, then-President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, and let me tell you, ... Let's break it down with some real-life examples. Meet Susan, ...

This year’s Social Security Fairness Act represents the largest change to Social Security in decades, increasing benefits for 3 million government retirees at a cost of $190 billion over 10 ...

What the Social Security Fairness Act means for retirees. The SSFA, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on January 5, 2025, increases Social Security payments for those previously ...

The Social Security Fairness Act increases monthly Social Security benefits to 3.2 million Americans workers because it repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset ...

Social Security Fairness Act Retroactive Payments The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, ending the WEP and GPO provisions that had reduced or eliminated benefits for ...