The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

For years, people who were eligible for certain government benefits had some of their Social Security withheld due to two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...

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.

The Social Security landscape in the United States is undergoing significant changes, impacting millions of beneficiaries.

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

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 ...

The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

Even if someone paid Social Security taxes through a different job, they could have seen their retirement benefits reduced as a result of two provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the ...

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 ...

“Congress broke a promise 40 years ago to millions of Americans when it enacted the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset,” said Edward Kelly, general president of ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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