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 majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

"This eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act," Chad Gammon, owner of Custom Fit Financial, explained to Newsweek ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) penalized certain retirees. “Right now, WEP can reduce your Social Security benefit if you also get a pension from non-covered work,” Ray explained.

Even if someone paid Social Security taxes through a different job, they could have seen their retirement benefits reduced as a result of two provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the ...

The SSA said it was already beginning to pay out retroactive benefits and increased monthly benefit checks to individuals who had been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government ...

For years, people who were eligible for certain government benefits had some of their Social Security withheld due to two provisions -- the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden in January 2025 to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. The law means retirees, and ...

Dear Rusty: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision works for my situation. I turned 62 in 2017 and am currently still working in a “non-covered” job, not paying into Social ...