T he enactment of the Social Security Fairness Act represents a significant shift in the landscape of benefits for spouses and widows of public sector employees. By abolishing the Windfall ...

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

The Social Security Adminitration will take an application by telephone for people who did not previously apply for spouse's or surviving spouse's benefits because of GOP and should call 1-800-772 ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

Some spouses are limited to six months of retroactive pay. The Social Security Fairness Act says that if you claimed Social Security between January 2024 and when your benefit adjustment took ...

During his final days in office, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which increased the federal retirement benefits of 3.2 million U.S. seniors. If you're among them, you ...

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, ... Your Social Security number and your current and former spouses’ Social Security numbers, if you know them. The dates of each of your marriages.

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that will provide financial relief for some.

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in January, removes the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, increasing benefits for 3.2 ...

Your Social Security checks could look a little different this month if you're one of the 3.2 million Americans affected by the recent passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.