Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935.

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The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Roughly 3.2 million Americans are seeing higher monthly payments. Average Social ...

U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden in January 2025 to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. The law means retirees, and ...

In January, just before he left office, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Together ...

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) reveals. In fiscal year 2024, the SSA processed 3.4 million ...

Lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill—the Social Security Fairness Act—that repealed two provisions that limited retirement benefits for certain workers, including teachers, firefighters, and police ...

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving benefits. The 2025 year started with a 2.5% cost-of-living increase.

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was designed to prevent public sector employees—like teachers and firefighters—from receiving disproportionately high Social Security benefits due to working ...