It could take a year or longer to fully implement the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), says the Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA has ...

Some retirees previously ineligible for Social Security benefits may be owed thousands of dollars now - but they won't get it if they never filed.

Though Congress acted on a bipartisan basis last year to pass legislation ending two controversial tax provisions that ...

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

Two key provisions, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), have historically ...

On January 5, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ... state and local levels whose retirement systems are not part of ...

Massachusetts teachers and other public sector employees who qualify for Social Security benefits through covered work will ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions only affected about 3% of households, but significantly reduced the amount of Social Security ...

On January 5, 2025, Joe Biden signed a bill into law that raises Social Security benefits for millions of Americans. The increase applies to current and former public service workers, such as police ...

The legislation repeals the punitive Windfall Elimination Provision ... sources in retirement. But many public employees received 50 percent or less of their expected Social Security benefits ...

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January 5, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ... Center for Pensions and Retirement Research, The Wharton School ...