Early this year, near the end of his term in office, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, a law that ended the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset ...

The amount of WEP reduction depends on how many years you had contributed to Social Security from “substantial” earnings but, with 20 or fewer years, the maximum WEP reduction is determined by the ...

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The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

The Social Security landscape in the United States is undergoing significant changes, impacting millions of beneficiaries.

Two new reports spend a good deal of time examining the solvency of the Social Security program. While Social Security's ...

Every year, the trustees analyze the current state of Social Security and forecast the future of the program. Changes in the ...

Although the WEP was written to ensure someone’s retirement benefit could not be reduced to zero, “Sometimes the spousal benefit is completely eliminated,” Shedden says.

But recently, Social Security’s rules changed with regard to the WEP and GPO. And now, a few million people should find themselves on the receiving end of extra money.

The WEP and GPO reduced Social Security benefits for public-sector workers who didn't typically pay Social Security taxes. WEP affects their own benefits, even if they also worked jobs that did ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) penalized certain retirees. “Right now, WEP can reduce your Social Security benefit if you also get a pension from non-covered work,” Ray explained.