The Social Security Administration (SSA) has established a maximum reduction limit, which is detailed in their WEP chart. As ...

These provisions only affected about 3% of households, but significantly reduced the amount of Social Security benefits one was able to receive. The WEP, enacted in 1983, was a reform that was ...

The windfall elimination provision and government pension offset both can reduce the Social Security payments a public employee collects. But there’s a bill in Congress, which has strong backing ...

At 84 years old, Evelyn Paternostro spends her days working part time as a cashier at Dollar Tree. For decades, she dedicated ...

The elimination of the WEP and GPO under the Social Security Fairness Act may mean that you need to file for retroactive benefits. Here's everything you need to know. First of all, if you (or a ...

The SSFA is designed to eliminate the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO) from the Social Security system, as WEP and GPO decreased the monthly Social Security ...

At issue are the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), both of which were introduced decades ago and both of which have drawn criticism for restricting Social ...

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