The Social Security Fairness Act ends WEP and GPO reductions, boosting benefits for many—but not all eligible recipients are automatically included.

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

Though Commissioner Frank Bisignano has heralded the addition of AI assistants to the Social Security Administration’s ...

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...

T he Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act gets rid of two long-standing laws: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

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

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.

The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) was passed and signed into law in the final days of 2024, paving the way for over 3 million retirees, spouses and surviving spouses to receive back Social ...

Your Social Security Fairness Act payments should be reflected on your SSA-1099 for 2025. Here are some factors to consider. Increased Taxable Income: ...