What’s next for first responders after the passing of the Social Security Fairness Act
It could take more than a year to adjust benefits and disburse retroactive payments following the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act — here’s how to prepare
COLA, Social Security benefit increases take effect
Starting in January, Social Security recipients saw a 2.5% increase in their monthly payments as the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) took effect. Benefits for February were sent out Wednesday. Social Security payments are sent on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month, depending on the recipient's birth date.
Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees
The Social Security Fairness Act retroactively reverses some 1983 reforms and increases benefits for some retired state and local government employees.
Social Security Fairness Act eliminating cuts in Social Security: how will it affect your pension?
The Social Security Fairness Act, enacted on January 5, 2025, marks a pivotal change for public servants by abolishing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Five Wins for Federal Employees in the Social Security Fairness Act
This is part one of a three-part series about making the most of the changes in Social Security benefits for federal employees brought about by the new Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA). Part two arrives on Saturday,
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Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but policies still cause hardship
After her husband died, Paternostro discovered she couldn't collect his Social Security benefits due to a pair of federal policies called the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government ...
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Local public employees celebrate repeal of Social Security windfall provision
Kate Dias was still in Washington ... Sunday signing of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. The legislation repeals the punitive Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government ...
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The Windfall Elimination Provision - WEP - Can Reduce Social Security Retirement Benefits
Financial adviser Matthew Allen explains how Social ... Security taxes from your salary, typically, state and local governments or non-U.S. employers. The first rule is the windfall elimination ...
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Social Security Retroactive Payments and 2025 Increases Are Delayed
amends Title II of the Social Security Act by repealing the Government Pension Offset (GPO), enacted in 1977, and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), enacted in 1983. The WEP reduced ...
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What you need to know about Social Security changes
"For the nearly 3 million people who are currently receiving benefits and are affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision ... The Social Security Administration is still developing the ...
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Social Security Fairness Act Signed by Biden: What It Means for Your Retirement
The law eliminates two Social Security policies that reduced benefits for retirees with a public pension: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
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My mother did not receive Social Security after my father died. Could a new law change that?
My mom has always been a school teacher and never paid into Social Security. With the new law changing where public employees can still ... the Windfall Elimination Provision, which affected ...
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Lawmakers press Social Security on lag in paying expanded benefits to public employees
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators from both political parties wrote to the acting Social Security commissioner on Thursday, ...
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Ask Bob: Should I Be Subject to WEP?
After more than 38 years of employment, some as a part-time public employee, a reader is wondering if the Windfall Elimination Provision is reducing his Social Security benefits. I have worked ...