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Social Security Fairness Act finishes implementing increases, but could still miss you
The Social Security Fairness Act ends WEP and GPO reductions, boosting benefits for many—but not all eligible recipients are automatically included.
Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line
The agency said it is temporarily reassigning about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to work on the ...
Social Security and Medicare clocks tick to depletion
As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...
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How the Social Security Fairness Act Could Change Retirees’ Taxes - AOL
The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that will provide financial relief for some.
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More People Are Taking Social Security Early. Should You?
It's a rocky time for the Social Security Administration. Here's what you should know about what's going on and how to make ...
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Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Affect You
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.
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Event Recap: Checking in on the 2025 Medicare & Social Security Trust Funds
On the Medicare side, the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is now forecast to exhaust its reserves in 2033, three years sooner than projected in last year’s report. Goldwein emphasized that the ...
A Change in Social Security Benefits Caused A Measure of Americans' Income to Fall
Income fell by 0.4% in May after climbing 0.8% in April, but it was a change in Social Security payouts that drove that ...