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 ...

Over 2.8 million Social Security beneficiaries impacted by two big obstacles — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) - will soon have their Medicare ...

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 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 legislation passed Saturday by Congress eliminates two formula, known as the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, that reduced benefits for workers who paid into ...

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.

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 ...

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

The Brief. Earlier this year, the Social Security Fairness Act boosted Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. SSA says benefits have been expanded for about 91% of those eligible.

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.