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?
A correction was made to this story to clarify that non-covered workers did not pay Social Security taxes on their pensions, according to the SSA website. On Jan. 5, former President Joe Biden signed into law a new social security measure that ensures recipients of the benefit more money.
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.
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, after SSA announced payments to public workers could take “more than 1 year.
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
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 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).
Over 3 million Social Security Fairness Act beneficiaries may wait more than a year for higher payments, agency says
The Social Security Fairness Act will provide benefit increases to more than 3 million individuals. But it's uncertain when they will see that money.
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 swiftly implement the
It's Official: 3.2 Million Americans Will Receive Bigger Social Security Checks -- but There's a Catch
The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the WEP and GPO, and are effective for all benefits after December 2023, so not ...
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How long will it take for Social Security raises with new law for teachers, police?
“Getting the Social Security Fairness Act through Congress was a big priority, and now making sure the Social ...
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Social Security Fairness Act’s boosted payments to 3M public employees ‘could take more than 1 year’
President Biden signed the new law, which will boost Social Security retirement payments to police and firefighters, but now ...