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.

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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

Every one to two years, the SSA sends a questionnaire to individuals who are receiving Social Security benefits outside of the U.S.