Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).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

Social Security Board of Trustees Annual Report warns of an accelerated timetable for trust fund depletion and potential benefit reductions that could significantly impact ...

The Social Security Fairness Act made it possible for many public servants to receive Social Security they'd earned on top of ...

Many people are used to working, paying taxes on their income, and collecting Social Security in retirement. But it used to ...

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

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...

And that’s what the windfall elimination provision does. When that WEP formula is applied to my Social Security computation, it gives me the roughly 40% return rate rather than the 90% rate ...

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

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...