A renewed effort to bring equity to the Social Security system is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. The Social Security Fairness Act, a piece of legislation with bipartisan support, seeks to ...

Social Security is not an entitlement program or a handout, it’s an earned benefit paid into by workers and their employers.

President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions, the WEP and the GPO, that have been penalizing a sizable portion ...

If you receive a government pension, such as CalSTRS, as well as Social Security, your Social Security benefits may increase significantly.

The best calculators to use when determining Social Security benefits are found on the official Social Security website. Learn which ones can help you the best.

A new law adds to Social Security’s benefit costs at a time the program’s funding is already running low. Here’s what that ...

The bottom line is that those receiving public pensions based on their own work who are or were married to a Social Security worker need to closely evaluate their potential Social Security eligibility ...

That measure repeals both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The WEP and GPO reduce Social Security benefits for workers and spouses, respectively, if ...

Retirees with public pensions and their spouses are now eligible for their full Social Security benefits.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Jan. 5., increasing the ability of retired ...