The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), enacted on January 5, 2025, marks a significant shift in Social Security benefits, ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.

Retirement, ideally a time of stability and peace, is increasingly a source of anxiety due to uncertainties surrounding the ...

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under ...

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving ...

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

Every year, the trustees analyze the current state of Social Security and forecast the future of the program. Changes in the ...