On January 5, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions of Social Security ...

The WEP, enacted in 1983, was a reform that was intended to even the Social Security playing field. In 2024, it was repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. The Social Security benefit ...

“The Social Security Fairness Act fully repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO),” wrote Devin Carroll, CFP and owner and lead advisor at ...

Since 1983, the WEP and GPO have reduced the Social Security benefits for some public sector workers. Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the WEP and GPO entirely.

"With a full repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) now signed into law, the Social Security Administration (SSA) must provide ...

Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset ...

Chris from Erlanger: I am one of the people who the WEP elimination will help. When will I start getting more money? This all matters because of Social Security's formula for calculating benefits.

Prior to the enactment of the SSFA, the Social Security Administration would reduce the Social Security benefit of retirees based upon provisions in the federal law known as the Windfall Elimination ...