One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to life roughly four decades ago (and subsequently ...

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-273), to repeal ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

Jim Blankenship’s financial planning practice isn’t far from Springfield, the state capitol of Illinois. That means he often faces the job of breaking some bad news to clients about their Social ...

SAN ANTONIO — According to the Social Security Administration, about 2 million people are subject to something called the windfall elimination provision, or WEP, which reduces Social Security benefits ...

What is it and is it fair? There is much discussion as to whether the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is fair. The WEP provision was signed into law on April 21, 1983. This ...

You've explained the advantages of delaying Social Security past full retirement age (FRA). I'm subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which will reduce my Social Security benefit. Would ...

To the editor: I am a retired federal employee writing to raise awareness of the devastating effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) experienced by nearly 2 million people. This policy ...

Affecting a small percentage of Social Security beneficiaries, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a modified benefit formula that can reduce the size of your Social Security retirement or ...

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