C ongress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, which was signed into law by the President in early January ...

"Though SSA is helping some affected beneficiaries now, under SSA's current budget, SSA expects that it could take ... The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces Social Security for those ...

Congress passed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) in the late 1970s and early 1980s to conserve funding for the Social Security trust and extend ...

It could take more than a year to adjust benefits and disburse retroactive payments following the passage of the Social ...

This law increases Social Security ... take your claim. If you are entitled to retired or disabled workers' benefits and your benefits are currently being reduced or eliminated by Windfall ...

From higher Social Security benefits to increased spousal and survivor benefits, federal employees have much to gain from the Social Security Fairness Act.

However, the SSA now anticipates taking over one year ... in our editorial policy. Social Security Administration. "Social Security Fairness Act: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ...

Higgins argues that the Social Security ... could take a year or more. The law, which was sponsored by former Republican Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves, repealed the Windfall Elimination ...

The Social Security ... take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits," the agency said in a Q&A on its website. The new law repeals the 1980s-era Windfall ...

While the law seeks to level the playing field for many federal employees, the sustainability of the Social Security system ...