I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) delivers survivor benefits to nearly 6 million people each year. The payments help ...

On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on Jan. 5 of this year. Nationwide, about 3 million public-sector ...

Two Social Security rules can take a big bite out of the benefits of pensioners and their spouses, ex-spouses and survivors.

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

The Windfall Elimination Provision trimmed benefits for public employees who received pensions not covered by Social Security payroll taxes. The Government Pension Offset cut Social Security spousal ...

Social Security can be an invaluable source of income in retirement, and if you qualify for spousal, divorce, or survivors benefits, it pays to take full advantage of them. In some cases, it could ...

The new federal law repeals the two provisions that reduced pension benefits for ... that reduced Social Security payouts for public employees and their spouses or widows.

The windfall and offset provisions also affect the widows or widowers of affected ... their surviving spouses could receive full Social Security benefits under the legislation, Graves said in ...