And that’s what the windfall elimination provision does. When that WEP formula is applied to my Social Security computation, it gives me the roughly 40% return rate rather than the 90% rate ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, passed at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in 2024, removed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) and made it ...

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

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed in January, eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which had reduced benefits for some public pension recipients.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued an update for those who have not yet received expanded benefits following the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act earlier this year.

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.

Earlier this year, Biden signed a bill that boosted Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. Here’s an update on the expanded benefits.

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

As of June 2025, many retirees are noticing an increase in their Social Security payments. This change comes as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on Ja ...

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 ...

For years, people who were eligible for certain government benefits had some of their Social Security withheld due to two provisions -- the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...