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 that.

Will You Get Up to $1K More Each Month From the Social Security Fairness Act?

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

Retired Teacher, 68, Never Claimed Social Security Because She Thought Her Pension Disqualified Her — Now The Rules Have Changed

A 68-year-old retired high school chemistry teacher spent 26 years in a state pension system that didn’t pay into Social ...
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Some Social Security Retirees Could Get $1,000 Extra Thanks to this Social Security Rule Change

Millions of retirees were quietly losing Social Security money they were legally entitled to, and most had no idea it was happening. Working in public service could have secretly slashed your Social ...
24/7 Wall St

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 had quietly penalized millions of public workers for decades, and the ...
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Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

The "windfall elimination provision" affects how the amount of your retirement or disability benefits is calculated if you receive a pension from work where Social Security taxes were not taken out of ...
CNBC

The Social Security Fairness Act could boost payments for more than 3.2 million Americans—see who qualifies

One of former President Joe Biden's last acts in office could increase Social Security retirement benefits by over $1,000 a month for millions of Americans. On Jan. 5, Biden signed the Social Security ...
The Morning Call

Democrats at Bethlehem rally sound alarm over Social Security, and seek to make it a 2026 election issue

Democratic and labor-aligned groups are seeking to sound the alarm for 2026 midterm voters about the possibility of future cuts to Social Security benefits. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired ...