Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935. One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to ...
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was designed to prevent public sector employees—like teachers and firefighters—from receiving disproportionately high Social Security benefits due to working ...
U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...
The Social Security Fairness Act, passed at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in 2024, removed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) and made it possible for ...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Citizens Abroad (ACA), a Washington, DC-based qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization that represents the legislative ...
The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Roughly 3.2 million Americans are seeing higher monthly payments. Average Social ...
Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving benefits. The 2025 year started with a 2.5% cost-of-living increase.