It's Official: 3.2 Million Americans Will Receive Bigger Social Security Checks -- but There's a Catch
Social Security's 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 was underwhelming, to say the least. It added just $49 to ...
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The repeal of WEP and GPO: A victory for Social Security beneficiaries
This article was originally published here and submitted to Richland Source for publishing. The repeal of the Windfall ...
Maximizing Social Security for Widows
Learn how surviving spouses can use Social Security's restricted application to maximize benefits and secure financial ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Mind on Money: New law makes Social Security benefits available to some former public employees
In the final days of the Biden administration Congress passed, and President Biden signed, the Social Security Fairness Act. The law is now in effect and has been made retroactive ...
Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security. Now, they wait for payout
It took 40 years for Congress to pass a law to boost Social Security for public workers. Now, SSA says they must wait at ...
Social Security Fairness Act Retroactive Payments and 2025 Increases Are Delayed
Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...