The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) have long been contentious elements of the ...

A pair of federal government provisions designed to reduce excessive Social Security payouts are once again being targeted for elimination by U.S. lawmakers. At issue are the Windfall Elimination ...

Retirement planning can be complex, especially when navigating Social Security intricacies like the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Dana Anspach, CEO of ...

President Biden on Sunday signed legislation repealing two controversial tax provisions impacting the retirement benefits of some federal workers and other public servants into law, effectively ...

The WEP is a formula that can reduce monthly Social Security benefits for workers who received pensions that didn’t pay into Social Security. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

The data now exist for the Social Security Administration to calculate benefits as intended, applying a progressive benefit formula based on the income that people actually earn and the Social ...

The future of Social Security is on the minds of many this week, and that was made clear as Sen. Bill Cassidy held his weekly call with reporters across our state. Local retiree mulls over the future ...

Today, the Social Security Administration announced it is immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by ...

In regards to Social Security WEP and GPO proposed repeal: These formulas penalize individuals who worked for private companies and put into Social Security and then also worked for state government ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Social Security benefits will be paid to millions of recipients this month—but there are some important changes that beneficiaries should be aware of. April marks the first month that boosted benefits ...