The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.

Affecting a small percentage of Social Security beneficiaries, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a modified benefit formula that can reduce the size of your Social Security retirement or ...

Photo: 401kcalculator.org via Flickr. The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to prevent people who didn't pay Social Security tax on the majority of their income from receiving ...

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

T he Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) are two critical rules that can significantly impact your Social Security benefits. Established in 1983, the WEP aims ...

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

The windfall elimination provision was introduced in 1983 as a benefits safeguard. It prevents certain workers from collecting full Social Security benefits in addition to a pension, without ...

How does it affect my social security benefits? Tamara Walker. Asbury Park Press. ... The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), the act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed in January, repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), boosting monthly checks for an estimated 3.2 million ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...