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What you need to know about the Social Security Fairness Act
On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, ...
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SSA: It could take more than a year to implement the WEP and GPO repeal
Though Congress acted on a bipartisan basis last year to pass legislation ending two controversial tax provisions that ...
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Social Security Fairness Act Signed by Biden: What It Means for Your Retirement
The new law affects around 3 million workers, including teachers, firefighters, and police officers, by ending the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
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The New Social Security Law May Boost Your Benefits—What One Expert Wants You To Know
The law repealed two prior provisions: the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP reduced Social Security benefits for those who received government ...
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Beneficiaries under Social Security Fairness Act could be waiting ‘more than one year’ for adjusted payments, SSA says
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by former President Joe Biden on Jan. 5, effectively repealed two longstanding provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government ...
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Beneficiaries under Social Security Fairness Act could be waiting ‘more than one year’ for adjusted payments, SSA says
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by former President Joe Biden on Jan. 5, effectively repealed two longstanding provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government ...
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The Social Security Fairness Act is a terrible piece of legislation - here's how to fix the problem
Eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) makes Social Security less - not more - fair. For specifics of the windfalls, see my recent column or an ...
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Social Security Fairness Act Retroactive Payments and 2025 Increases Are Delayed
To estimate how much the back payments and 2025 increases will be, use the SSA tool that was previously available to calculate pension reductions when the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ...
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Liz Weston: Government pension offset changes to Social Security are coming, but will take time
Dear Liz: I was previously denied a portion of my husband’s Social Security because I received a government pension, and the offset rule made me ineligible. Now that the law is being changed, I ...
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Over 3 million Social Security Fairness Act beneficiaries may wait more than a year for higher payments: agency
The Social Security Fairness Act will provide benefit increases to more than 3 million individuals. But it's uncertain when they will see that money. Here's what the agency says affected ...