The removal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) from Social Security, effective ...

The Social Security Administration's (SSA) current policy on limited retroactivity is under scrutiny following the enactment ...

a law that ended the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset rules, both of which reduced benefits for retirees who received certain public pensions. More than 3 million ...

Recipients include public sector employees such as teachers, firefighters and police officers in some states, as well as some ...

The amount of monthly benefit change will vary greatly, according to the Social Security Administration. Depending on factors such as the type of Social Security benefit received and the amount of the ...

Retired workers who had their benefits reduced under the WEP will see an average monthly benefit increase of $360 per month. If you're entitled to retroactive benefits for all of 2024, that would give ...

Only those whose Social Security payments were reduced by the Windfall Elimination Provision or the Government Pension Offset are eligible. In addition to a lump sum payment, recipients can expect ...

Many individuals will be thrilled with the rollout of the Social Security Fairness Act—which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset—triggering a wave of ...

More than 3 million Americans are expected to qualify for enhanced Social Security benefits that will kick in this month as a new law takes effect.

Social Security benefits will rise this month for some beneficiaries who also receive pensions as retired public employees after a new law took effect this year.

Thousands of retirees in Connecticut should start seeing an increase in their monthly Social Security checks next month, with the implementation of a new law to address the way payments were ...

For decades, public-sector retirees with state-backed pensions have faced reductions in their Social Security benefits due to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension ...