The elimination of WEP and GPO under the Social Security Fairness Act is delivering major benefit increases and lump-sum payments to public workers.

Picture a 68-year-old retired math teacher in San Antonio. She spent 32 years in Texas classrooms, earned a $54,000 annual ...

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...

WASHINGTON — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in ...

For the first time in years, a retired teacher in Ohio, a former police sergeant in Massachusetts, or the widow of a federal ...

In her latest monthly Social Security Advisor newsletter, Heather Schreiber discusses “retroactive benefits.” These are ...

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 ...

Up Next: Use This Checklist To See If Your Family Is Financially SecureThe Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government ...

Social Security benefits are critical to the financial security of many seniors. Unfortunately, there is a looming crisis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hager – “Mister Social Security” – offers expert advice from Ohio. Updated, Feb. 27, 2025: This post has been adjusted to ...

Dear Liz: I am a retired special education teacher who receives a government pension. The recent law change now permits me to also receive Social Security. I have 38 of the 40 credits required in ...