The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) marks a significant shift in Social Security benefits for many retirees. With over $7.5 billion in retroactive payments already distributed ...

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of around 2 million former civil servants, while the GPO affects nearly 800,000 retirees.

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

Several decades ago, Congress implemented the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision to address concerns that certain retirees were benefiting too much by collecting both ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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 ...

On Jan. 5, Congress ended two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — which axed or reduced retirement and disability benefits for more than ...

Historically, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset Provision (GPO) have prevented workers from getting full Social Security benefits if they also receive a ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduces Social Security for those who earn “non-covered” pension income their jobs, which are typically public sector roles, that didn’t contribute ...

The House approved the bill and ultimately reversed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset Provision.