
What is the Windfall Provision for Social Security? - AARP
Jul 30, 2025 · The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was a formula that could reduce the size of your Social Security retirement or disability benefit if you also received a pension from a job in which you …
Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025 - AARP
Aug 18, 2025 · In December 2024, Congress repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), ending policies that for more than four decades reduced benefits …
Does Military Retirement Pay Affect Social Security Benefits? - AARP
Jan 7, 2025 · The WEP, which Congress enacted in 1983 and repealed in late 2024, could reduce Social Security benefits for people who have pensions from “noncovered” jobs in which they did not …
Social Security - News, Tools, and Resources - AARP
Stay informed with AARP's latest updates on Social Security. Learn how to apply, maximize your benefits, and navigate disability qualifications.
Biggest Retirement Changes Coming in 2025 - AARP
Dec 23, 2024 · Changes to retirement happen every year. From Social Security payments to Medicare costs, here are ways it will be different in 2025.
¿Qué es la Eliminación de Ventaja Imprevista (WEP)? - AARP
La WEP es una fórmula que reduciría tus beneficios si recibes pensión de un trabajo en el que no pagaste impuestos del Seguro Social. Así funciona.
Can You Collect Social Security and a Pension at the Same Time? - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · Nothing precludes you from getting both a pension and Social Security payment, and a recent federal law ensures the pension won’t change your benefit.
Can You Collect A Government Pension and Spousal Benefits? - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · If you were collecting Social Security retirement benefits and a non-covered government pension, you might have been subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision. Pensions from jobs …
What You Should Know About Taxes on Social Security - AARP
Jan 23, 2026 · The repealed statutes — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — affected about 3 million beneficiaries, most of them former employees of …
7 Things Social Security Deducts From Monthly Payments - AARP
Feb 19, 2026 · The WEP affected people with a “non-covered” pension from a job in which they did not pay Social Security taxes — as is the case with many state and local government agencies — but …