Jul 21, 2025 · What is the Social Security Fairness Act (Act) and who does it help? The Act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

The Windfall Elimination Provision can affect how we calculate your retirement or disability benefit. If you work for an employer who doesn’t withhold Social Security taxes from your …

The Windfall Elimination Provision The WEP applies to most people who receive both a pension from noncovered work (including certain foreign pensions) and Social Security benefits based …

Apr 25, 2025 · But in early 2025, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, officially repealing the WEP and GPO. The law increases Social Security benefits for 3.2 …

The Social Security Amendments of 1983 introduced the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) as part of an effort to keep individuals from “double dipping.” This was defined as receiving both a …

Oct 10, 2018 · The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was a formula that could reduce the size of your Social Security retirement or disability benefit if you also received a pension from a job …

The WEP changed this formula by replacing the 90-percent bend point with a 40-percent bend point, which represented a significant benefit reduction. To mitigate the potential effect on post …