The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset should have restored benefits for everyone. For some retirees, the checks are still coming late or not at all.

The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about reporting that income to the IRS.

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2025 eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), restoring full benefits to 3.2 million public- ...

Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935. One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to ...

Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935. One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to ...

Losing a loved one is never easy and dealing with the financial situation afterwards can be overwhelming. For widows, understanding Social Security widow's benefits in 2026 is crit ...

Several senators are calling on the Social Security Administration to reconsider what they say is a flaw in the implementation of the law.

A new bipartisan bill would exempt retroactive Social Security payments from federal taxes, easing a surprise financial burden for millions of retirees.

'My 40 quarters for Social Security eligibility were reached in 1983' "I could have claimed Austrian retirement on my 65th birthday in 2023, but concerns about the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

However, some retirees on Social Security face a much bigger potential tax burden than others, and lawmakers are trying to change that with the passage of new legislation. The new proposed law would ...

Social Security’s trust fund is now projected to run out in 2032. That is one year earlier than expected. The Social Security ...