The evolution of Social Security in the U.S. reflects its adaptation to social and legal changes. A pivotal Supreme Court ...

The GPO was originally implemented to ensure that government employees who didn’t pay Social Security taxes had their benefits calculated similarly to private-sector workers who did contribute.

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...

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

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving ...

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

Again, that Social Security benefit offset has been in place ever since the beginning of the program in the 1930s. But by the mid-1970s, Congress noted a glitch in that law.

The Social Security Fairness Act made it possible for many public servants to receive Social Security they'd earned on top of ...

First, here is background to help you understand what GPO was all about. Throughout the history of Social Security, the law has always said that a Social Security retirement benefit offsets any ...

The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced some beneficiaries' spousal benefits. Some seniors claim the Social Security Administration told them ...

To learn more about WEP and GPO, order my book, “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” There is a fact sheet in that book that explains these rules in much more detail.