Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security. Now, they wait for payout
Retired Middlebury, Connecticut, school teacher Bill Callahan waited 40 years for Congress to pass a bill to eliminate the reduction in Social Security benefits he receives because he also has a pension.
Social Security Payments: Millions May Not Receive Boost For Over A Year
Callers to the SSA hear a message about the Social Security Fairness Act, intended to reduce long and frustrating wait times for those seeking information on the new law. However, more than 7,000 people per day still choose to wait for a live representative, leading to a backlog that is expected to grow in the coming weeks and months.
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.
Over 3 million on Social Security may wait more than a year for higher payments
More than 3.2 million people will see increased Social Security benefits, under a new law. However, individuals who are affected may have to wait more than a year before they see the extra money that’s due to them from the Social Security Fairness Act,
Here’s a proposal to fix Social Security that we could enact today
Read: Waiting until age 70 to claim Social Security gets you a lot more money. Here’s why so few people do it. The proposal reflects Primus’s extensive knowledge of both polic
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SSA: It could take more than a year to implement the WEP and GPO repeal
Though Congress acted on a bipartisan basis last year to pass legislation ending two controversial tax provisions that ...
Social Security Fairness Act Signed by Biden: What It Means for Your Retirement
Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez In January 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law.
The Savings Game: How the repeal of WEP and GPO will be implemented
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...
New Social Security Law Faces Long Delay Before Sending Out Adjusted Benefits
It ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced or eliminated the Social ...
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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, ...
Liz Weston: Government pension offset changes to Social Security are coming, but will take time
Those who applied for Social Security and were denied due to government pension offset rule or windfall elimination provision ...
What you need to know about Social Security changes
Millions of retired Americans are set to benefit, but there are concerns the program could run out of funds sooner.
Preparing retirees for changes in Social Security Fairness Act
Kathryn McCall, a CFP and financial adviser with CAPTRUST, highlights how individuals previously affected due to shifting from private to public sector roles will now receive fair compensation without ...