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.

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

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

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

Biden signs windfall elimination provision repeal into law The Social Security Fairness Act ends both the WEP and the government pension offset, increasing the Social Security checks for more than ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).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 ...

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 ...