The Social Security Fairness Act ends both the WEP and the government pension offset, increasing the Social Security checks ...

Massachusetts teachers and other public sector employees who qualify for Social Security benefits through covered work will ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two pre-existing rules: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government ... Trust Fund pays retirement, spousal, and survivors benefits.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the repeal will cost taxpayers $196 billion over the next decade, plus an ...

Social Security is not an entitlement program or a handout, it’s an earned benefit paid into by workers and their employers.

(Photo illustration by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Together, the Windfall Elimination Provision ... state’s Teacher Retirement System. She receives a $3,300 monthly pension but has also worked ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions only affected about 3% of households, but significantly reduced the amount of Social Security ...