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

The law, which was more than 20 years in the making, ends two provisions called the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.

They were the Windfall Elimination Provision, which was enacted in 1983, and the Government Pension Offset, which was signed into law in 1977.

Eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) makes Social Security less - not more - fair.

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- On Jan. 5, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which eliminates the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination ...

The bill, introduced in 2023, was meant to repeal the 1983 Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, which reduced social security benefits to those already receiving ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision had reduced Social Security for those who received "non-covered" pension income from public sector jobs that didn’t contribute to Social Security.

The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces Social Security for those who receive "non-covered" pension income from public sector jobs that didn’t contribute Social Security.

The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces Social Security for those who receive "non-covered" pension income from public sector jobs that didn’t contribute Social Security.