The Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset are two programs that have affected over 213,570 and 121,503 recipients or their families, respectively, in these states.

Feb. 5—The Day is working on a story about the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision on recent retirees. The WEP is a formula that can reduce the amount of your Social Security ...

The reduction is referred to as the Windfall Elimination Provision. WEP doesn’t really affect all that many retirees. In 2018, for instance, just 1.8 million retirees, ...

Under one program called the Windfall Elimination Provision, more than 213,570 recipients or their families are affected in Ohio, ... -Ohio, the former Cincinnati City Councilmember, ...

If you or your spouse is receiving a public-sector pension, WEP and GPO come into play to provide you with the same benefits you’d earn if you were receiving only Social Security.

The removal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) from Social Security, effective January 2025, promises significant benefits for retirees, especially ...

The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act , introduced by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, would replace the windfall elimination provision with a new formula that would more accurately reflect the ...

A pair of federal government provisions designed to reduce excessive Social Security payouts are once again being targeted for elimination by U.S. lawmakers. At issue are the Windfall Elimination ...

T he repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) through the Social Security ...

Millions of Americans have started to or will soon see significant changes in their Social Security benefits as new laws and policies take effect in March 2025.

According to the lawmakers, the windfall elimination provision affects the Social Security benefits of roughly 2 million former government workers, while the GPO impacts nearly 800,000 retirees.

Do you know what the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is and how it might affect you, if it affects you? Only about 2.5 percent of people who receive Social Security are impacted by WEP. That ...