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The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).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 Social Security Fairness Act gets rid of two long-standing laws: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

The Windfall Elimination Provision. To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you must earn 40 credits of coverage or the equivalent of 10 years of Social Security covered employment.

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) reveals.

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...

And that’s what the windfall elimination provision does. When that WEP formula is applied to my Social Security computation, it gives me the roughly 40% return rate rather than the 90% rate ...