The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that will provide financial relief for some.

In 2025, for example, you earn one credit for every $1,730 in earnings ... and their Social Security benefit may be reduced by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) or the Government Pension Offset ...

That’s because of two provisions of law: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, commonly known as WEP and GPO.

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

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 ...

The report states that the Social Security Social Security Fairness Act, enacted in January, which repealed the Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset provisions of the Social Security ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...