Social Security is a major source of income for nearly 73 million Americans — but how far does the average check actually go?

Two of the most controversial Social Security rules — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ... wait past age 62 increases your check. For example, if your full benefit is $2,000 at age ...

During the first 100 days of the Trump Administration the Social Security Administration has made important accomplishments ...

In the current era, Social Security Fairness Act of 2025 made massive changes, by ended WEP and GPO, and assuring fair ...

Learn about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) and how they affect retirees with certain pensions.

The new law eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset — two long-criticized rules that had reduced benefits for many public sector retirees. Don't Miss ...

To this end, there were two provisions that resulted in reduced benefits for a few million people each year — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

which gets rid of two provisions that previously caused some seniors’ benefits to be reduced — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Now, more than 3 million ...

It only applies to people who previously had money withheld from their checks under the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) or Government Pension Offset (GPO). These applied to retirees who ...