Sports
SSA - English
US News
Welfare Programs - English
The world of Social Security in the United States of America is changing very quickly, and the latest law changes have left millions of Americans unsure of where they stand when it comes to their benefits.
On January 5, 2025, then-President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
These provisions reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for workers with pensions from non-Social Security covered jobs, such as teachers, firefighters and police officers
As a result of this law, more than 3.2 million beneficiaries, mainly public servants, began to receive retroactive payments that compensate for previous reductions in their benefits.
As of March 4, more than $7.5 billion in back payments had been distributed to approximately 1.13 million people, with an average payment of $6,710 per beneficiary.
In addition to the back payments, affected beneficiaries will see an increase in their monthly payments starting in April 2025.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, public sector retirees are expected to receive an average increase of $360 per month in December 2025, rising to $460 by December 2033.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has prioritized the rapid implementation of these changes.
What should first responders do now?
While the SSA works through the implementation process, first responders affected by the repeal of WEP and GPO should take a few key steps:
Check your eligibility: If WEP or GPO previously reduced your Social Security benefits, you may now qualify for an increase. You can apply online or call 1-800-772-1213, mentioning the “Fairness Act” to be directed to SSA representatives.
Update your SSA records: Make sure your contact and banking details are current to avoid payment delays.
Follow official updates: The SSA has a dedicated webpage for news on the Social Security Fairness Act’s rollout.
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
Ryder Cup: Captain Keegan Bradley selects picks to round out U.S. team
Keegan Bradley is in the process of announcing the full 12-man United States Ryder Cup team to face Europe in late September at Bethpage Black in New York, attempting to wrest the cup back on home soil.Bradley is in the process of selecting his picks, and so far has selected:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJustin Thomas: Ranked seventh overall in Ryder Cup standings, a proven locker-room presence. Ryder Cup record: three-time prior member, 7-4-2.Collin Morikawa: Ranked eighth overall in Ryder Cup standings, a consistent if rarely spectacular player of late. Ryder Cup record: two-time prior member, 4-3-1.Ben Griffin: Ranked ninth overall in Ryder Cup standings, one of the best players in the world over the last few months. Ryder Cup record: rookie.The six captain's picks join Scheffler, Spaun, Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau, all of whom automatically qualified for the team based […]
Dolphins star De’Von Achane will be ready for Week 1 despite training camp calf injury
When the Miami Dolphins take the field against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1, the team's star running back will be in the backfield. De'Von Achane will be ready for the contest, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Wednesday.That should come as welcome news to both Dolphins fans and fantasy managers. After taking part in the team's first preseason game, Achane sustained a calf injury and was held out of the remaining preseason contests. The 23-year-old also missed practices, though the team deemed his absence as precautionary.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt appears that was truly the case, as Achane is expected to be ready to go for Week 1.Achane is coming off a fantastic second season in the NFL in which he ran for 907 yards and six touchdowns and hauled in 78 passes for 592 yards and six receiving touchdowns.Bigger things are expected […]
Fantasy Football: 7 Players with the widest range of outcomes based on projections from Yahoo Fantasy Plus
In 2025, fantasy football analysts have more statistics at their disposal than ever before. But despite the volume of available information, there are still players who are so polarizing that the brightest minds can’t agree on their projections. Here are seven players who have the widest range of projections from the companies who contribute to Yahoo Fantasy Plus.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Saquon Barkley, EaglesFTN projection: 243.33Rotowire projection: 280.5THE Blitz projection: 208.81AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhy Barkley is polarizing: We know what a perfect season from Barkley looks like, since we saw it when he collected 2,283 scrimmage yards and 15 TDs last season. Anything similar to a repeat of the 2024 campaign will put the Penn State alum in the pole position to be the No. 1 fantasy asset. The pieces are in place to make […]
Fantasy Football: Most overrated picks in the first 10 rounds of a 10-team, half-PPR league draft
In fantasy football drafts, knowing who to dodge is just as crucial as picking the right stars. A couple of bad calls can throw your whole season off track.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Here's my list of players I'm steering clear of based on their current Yahoo ADP in a 10-team, half-PPR league.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRound 1: Christian McCaffrey – RB, San Francisco 49ersMcCaffrey is still dominant when on the field, but his durability concerns make him a risky first-rounder. He's managed to play more than 10 games just three times in the past seven seasons and San Francisco wisely added Brian Robinson Jr. to help shoulder the load for the oft-injured, all-purpose back.An expected reduction in touches combined with recurring injuries lowers his floor. With the eighth overall pick, managers should favor a wide receiver […]
Fantasy Football: Super-deep sleepers for 2025
Hopefully, you’ve already checked out my main sleepers series, going over some of the late-round targets who could drastically outproduce their ADPs in 2025.Now, we’re diving even deeper into players with average draft positions outside the top 200 who could emerge as fantasy-relevant if everything falls into place for them this season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]These aren’t players you necessarily need to draft, but names you should still have on your watch list so you’re ready to pick them up when their opportunity arrives.QuarterbacksDeep Sleeper: Jaxson Dart, GiantsThe Giants' first-round pick looked the part of a future franchise quarterback in the preseason and that future might be coming sooner than expected. In addition to completing 68% of his passes for 372 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, Dart also rushed six […]
Delaware entering first FBS season unafraid with Ryan Carty in charge: ‘We didn’t make this jump to float around’
Delaware football has won six national championships in a rich but relatively unexplored history that began in the late 1800s.The program has had only six head coaches since 1966. That's the year the late, great Tubby Raymond first took the reins in Newark. He won 300 games and three of those national titles en route to the College Football Hall of Fame.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDelaware has had five quarterbacks drafted since 1979. That's as many as Clemson, one fewer than Texas and two fewer than Texas A&M in that span.The most recent Blue Hen signal-caller to hear his name called on draft day was Joe Flacco, a Super Bowl MVP in 2013 who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year two seasons ago and is still a viable starter in the league at 40 years old. Before him came Rich Gannon, a four-time […]
Related
Ryder Cup: Captain Keegan Bradley selects picks to round out U.S. team
Keegan Bradley is in the process of announcing the full 12-man United States Ryder Cup team to face Europe in late September at Bethpage Black in New York, attempting to wrest the cup back on home soil.Bradley is in the process of selecting his picks, and so far has selected:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJustin Thomas: Ranked seventh overall in Ryder Cup standings, a proven locker-room presence. Ryder Cup record: three-time prior member, 7-4-2.Collin Morikawa: Ranked eighth overall in Ryder Cup standings, a consistent if rarely spectacular player of late. Ryder Cup record: two-time prior member, 4-3-1.Ben Griffin: Ranked ninth overall in Ryder Cup standings, one of the best players in the world over the last few months. Ryder Cup record: rookie.The six captain's picks join Scheffler, Spaun, Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau, all of whom automatically qualified for the team based […]
Dolphins star De’Von Achane will be ready for Week 1 despite training camp calf injury
When the Miami Dolphins take the field against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1, the team's star running back will be in the backfield. De'Von Achane will be ready for the contest, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Wednesday.That should come as welcome news to both Dolphins fans and fantasy managers. After taking part in the team's first preseason game, Achane sustained a calf injury and was held out of the remaining preseason contests. The 23-year-old also missed practices, though the team deemed his absence as precautionary.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt appears that was truly the case, as Achane is expected to be ready to go for Week 1.Achane is coming off a fantastic second season in the NFL in which he ran for 907 yards and six touchdowns and hauled in 78 passes for 592 yards and six receiving touchdowns.Bigger things are expected […]
Fantasy Football: 7 Players with the widest range of outcomes based on projections from Yahoo Fantasy Plus
In 2025, fantasy football analysts have more statistics at their disposal than ever before. But despite the volume of available information, there are still players who are so polarizing that the brightest minds can’t agree on their projections. Here are seven players who have the widest range of projections from the companies who contribute to Yahoo Fantasy Plus.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Saquon Barkley, EaglesFTN projection: 243.33Rotowire projection: 280.5THE Blitz projection: 208.81AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhy Barkley is polarizing: We know what a perfect season from Barkley looks like, since we saw it when he collected 2,283 scrimmage yards and 15 TDs last season. Anything similar to a repeat of the 2024 campaign will put the Penn State alum in the pole position to be the No. 1 fantasy asset. The pieces are in place to make […]
Fantasy Football: Most overrated picks in the first 10 rounds of a 10-team, half-PPR league draft
In fantasy football drafts, knowing who to dodge is just as crucial as picking the right stars. A couple of bad calls can throw your whole season off track.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Here's my list of players I'm steering clear of based on their current Yahoo ADP in a 10-team, half-PPR league.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRound 1: Christian McCaffrey – RB, San Francisco 49ersMcCaffrey is still dominant when on the field, but his durability concerns make him a risky first-rounder. He's managed to play more than 10 games just three times in the past seven seasons and San Francisco wisely added Brian Robinson Jr. to help shoulder the load for the oft-injured, all-purpose back.An expected reduction in touches combined with recurring injuries lowers his floor. With the eighth overall pick, managers should favor a wide receiver […]
Fantasy Football: Super-deep sleepers for 2025
Hopefully, you’ve already checked out my main sleepers series, going over some of the late-round targets who could drastically outproduce their ADPs in 2025.Now, we’re diving even deeper into players with average draft positions outside the top 200 who could emerge as fantasy-relevant if everything falls into place for them this season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]These aren’t players you necessarily need to draft, but names you should still have on your watch list so you’re ready to pick them up when their opportunity arrives.QuarterbacksDeep Sleeper: Jaxson Dart, GiantsThe Giants' first-round pick looked the part of a future franchise quarterback in the preseason and that future might be coming sooner than expected. In addition to completing 68% of his passes for 372 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, Dart also rushed six […]
Delaware entering first FBS season unafraid with Ryan Carty in charge: ‘We didn’t make this jump to float around’
Delaware football has won six national championships in a rich but relatively unexplored history that began in the late 1800s.The program has had only six head coaches since 1966. That's the year the late, great Tubby Raymond first took the reins in Newark. He won 300 games and three of those national titles en route to the College Football Hall of Fame.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDelaware has had five quarterbacks drafted since 1979. That's as many as Clemson, one fewer than Texas and two fewer than Texas A&M in that span.The most recent Blue Hen signal-caller to hear his name called on draft day was Joe Flacco, a Super Bowl MVP in 2013 who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year two seasons ago and is still a viable starter in the league at 40 years old. Before him came Rich Gannon, a four-time […]
Be the first to leave a comment