Social Security Fairness Act Checklist

The Savings Game: Answering questions about the Social Security Fairness Act
Q. I receive a survivor benefit based on my husband’s work under Social Security. I receive a pension from my work as a teacher, and I was not contributing to FICA. I contacted the Social Security
Social Security Fairness Act Checklist: Six Things to Know
This Social Security Fairness Act checklist explains what public sector retirees can expect from SSFA, including how much more money they might receive.
What is the Social Security Fairness Act? How does it affect my social security benefits?
For his last term in office former President Joe Biden sign a new social security measure to ehance benefits for millions of Americans.
Changes that you should know derived from the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by President Biden in December 2024, brings significant changes to retirees' benefits by repealing the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision.
Social Security Fairness Act Recalibrates Plans
The Government Pension Offset was more draconian. It cut spousal and survivor Social Security benefits by two-thirds of the non-covered pension, often to zero. Many married, divorced and widowed people with non-covered pensions were hit by both WEP and GPO (although the latter did not apply to individuals with a foreign pension).
Potential Implementation Delays Face Social Security Fairness Act
Under the SSA’s current budget, the agency expects it could take more than one year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits.
Social Security Fairness Act Signed by Biden: What It Means for Your Retirement
Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act may increase your retirement benefits by eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.
What you need to know about the Social Security Fairness Act
On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, including firefighters, police officers and teachers. This law eliminates two controversial provisions – the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — providing fairer Social Security benefits to millions.
Social Security Fairness Act’s boosted payments may be a year away
Social Security beneficiaries who stood to see a boost in payouts as the result of a law approved earlier this month may have to wait a little longer than expected for higher payments. Under
Social Security Fairness Act Retroactive Payments and 2025 Increases Are Delayed
Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will see delays as the SSA manually adjusts benefits as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act.
New law restores Social Security benefits for thousands of Nevada retirees
The Social Security Fairness Act will eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, restoring benefits many public workers were previously denied.
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Senators demand quick implementation of Social Security Fairness Act, in letter to SSA
Senator Bill Cassidy, along with 26 colleagues, is calling for the “immediate implementation” of the new Social Security law, ...
Rosen urges swift action on Social Security Fairness Act implementation
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to ...
You asked, we answered: Digging deeper to understand expanded social security benefits
Earlier this week, we reported on the Social Security Fairness Act. Since then, many of you have reached out with questions, ...
Bad news for Social Security retirees: these are the Americans who would see their payouts jeopardized with checks of up to $5,108 on hold
The Social Security Fairness Act promises to adjust past and future benefits for almost 3 million Americans but that boost to ...
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SSA Fairness Act benefits may take a year to arrive
For retired public sector workers, the long-awaited Social Security Fairness Act promises relief from reduced benefits.