In a landmark decision, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced the removal of the Government Pension Offset ...

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

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

Social Security is a major source of income for 74M Americans — but how far does the average check go? See average benefits ...

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

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

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

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

In January, President Joe Biden signed a law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which limited or eliminated Social Security benefits for civil servants, ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they have been ignoring the mastodon in the room: Social Security and ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) penalized certain retirees. “Right now, WEP can reduce your Social Security benefit if you also get a pension from non-covered work,” Ray explained.

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...