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The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced the early completion of payments tied to the Social Security Fairness ...
The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.
"What really happened is that the Social Security Fairness Act eliminated two provisions. The Windfall Elimination Provision ...
The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).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 ...
Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...
Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...
Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...
The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.
Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...
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 ...
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 ...