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.

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.

The Social Security Administration is about to get a new commissioner, but that's only the latest of a series of changes at the agency since the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

For many, Social Security is a cornerstone of retirement planning. Maximizing these benefits can significantly impact your ...

Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...

The decrease was not driven by Americans earning less, but was instead attributed to a reduction in Social Security payments.

Alas, we have the system we have for now and it’s on the ropes thanks to demographic pressures and mismanagement of the ...

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump over the July 4, 2025, weekend, is a sweeping multitrillion-dollar package that blends tax cuts with significant ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act.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 ...