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Told your Social Security spousal benefit was zero? That's probably not true anymore

If you called Social Security years ago to ask about a spousal or survivor benefit, and someone on the phone told you your ...
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Congress quietly changed a Social Security rule in 2026 and most retirees haven’t noticed

Most retirees know the basics: claim early and get less, wait and get more. But a law signed in early 2025 rewrote rules that ...

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Affect You

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...
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With GPO and WEP Gone, Report Assesses Impact of Repealing Social Security Reductions

The government pension offset and windfall elimination provision reductions of Social Security benefits remain under debate, now a year after the SSA ...
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Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision is Gone. Here’s How to Claim What You’re Owed

A retired California schoolteacher watched her late husband's Social Security survivor benefit get zeroed out the day she filed. A retired firefighter in Massachusetts saw his own Social Security ...
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Teachers, Firefighters, and Federal Employees: Your Social Security Benefits Just Got Bigger

Mon, April 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM UTC A law signed in January 2025 eliminated two provisions that had reduced or wiped out Social Security benefits for earners who also receive a government pension from ...
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Firefighters and other public workers may be owed retroactive Social Security payments

Some Social Security recipients could receive retroactive benefit payments they are owed under a recently passed law. A group of senators recently sent a letter to the Social Security Administration ...