Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).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 Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) have long been contentious elements of the Social Security system, impacting a select group of earners. These ...

gpo In many cases, the reduction can eliminate spousal benefits and survivor benefits completely. For example, assume you receive a pension of $1,500/month; your spousal benefit would be reduced ...

Another opportunity to repeal or amend the GPO and WEP may be likely within the next 10 years when Congress will have to make some significant changes to Social Security.

Starting the week of Feb. 24, 2025, SSA is beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the WEP and GPO. Social ...

Now, more than 40 years after WEP was enacted, the Social Security Fairness Act has rolled it back. With bipartisan support, the act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025.

The Issue. Eliminating Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) would create an unequal benefit structure and hasten Social Security’s insolvency.

The other is called the “government pension offset,” or GPO, and it reduces any spousal benefits you might be due. The key to understanding WEP is to realize that the word “social” in ...

The new law repeals the 1980s-era Windfall Elimination Penalty and Government Pension Offset that prevented about 2.4 million government ... (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) now ...

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