If WEP is reducing your benefits, what to do now that the Social Security Fairness Act is law?
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 officersAs 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 […]