The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs ...

Medicare adjustments follow WEP/GPO benefit increases—act now to avoid duplicate payments or missed reimbursements.

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement 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 benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

The Brief. Earlier this year, the Social Security Fairness Act boosted Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. SSA says benefits have been expanded for about 91% of those eligible.

Now, more than 40 years after WEP was enacted, the Social Security Fairness Act has rolled it back. With bipartisan support, the act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025.