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

Many people are used to working, paying taxes on their income, and collecting Social Security in retirement. But it used to be that for some people, it wasn’t a given that they would get their ...

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 ...

By coming into effect, the Social Security Fairness Act effectively repealed two provisions — namely, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — which limited ...

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

Signed into law earlier this year, the act aims to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)—two rules that reduce Social Security benefits for public ...

Social Security Fairness Act benefits increase The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pensions from public-sector jobs—such as state ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, in effect since January 2024, repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for millions of people, the WEP or Windfall Elimination Provision ...

The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), enacted in January 2025, seeks to address longstanding inequities in benefit calculations for public sector retirees. By repealing the Windfall Elimination ...

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 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 ...