The removal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) from Social Security, effective ...

Submitted by Edward Jones Financial Advisor Kirk Doyle Until recently, if you received a pension from a job that did not pay ...

Social Security payments for certain recipients could be larger this week thanks to a law that was recently put into place.

Many individuals will be thrilled with the rollout of the Social Security Fairness Act—which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset—triggering a wave of ...

People affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset weigh the best claiming strategy.

Recipients include public sector employees such as teachers, firefighters and police officers in some states, as well as some ...

Years back, lawmakers voted to make Social Security benefits eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were two provisions of Social Security aimed at government/public employees. And their purpose was to ensure that ...

More than 3 million Americans are expected to qualify for enhanced Social Security benefits that will kick in this month as a new law takes effect.

The amount of monthly benefit change will vary greatly, according to the Social Security Administration. Depending on factors such as the type of Social Security benefit received and the amount of the ...

Retired workers who had their benefits reduced under the WEP will see an average monthly benefit increase of $360 per month. If you're entitled to retroactive benefits for all of 2024, that would give ...

Thousands of retirees in Connecticut should start seeing an increase in their monthly Social Security checks next month, with the implementation of a new law to address the way payments were ...