Showing posts with label Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Show all posts

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Possible Relief from Social Security cuts for certain retirees (WEP)

Social security relief for federal retirees, and other bills to watch after August recess

Snippet of Article: "...Lawmakers have been trying for more than a decade now to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), a complicated relic from a 1983 law that reduces Social Security benefits for..."

Source: federalnewsnetwork.com

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Senator Scott Wilk Urges Congress To ‘Fix’ Retirement’ Policy

Senator Scott Wilk Urges Congress To ‘Fix’ Retirement’ Policy

Snippet of Article: "...The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), were passed in the 1970s in an effort to prevent “double-dipping” from social security and other government pensions, according to Wilk The GPO does so by cutting benefits when an individual receives a government pension, and their spouse is eligible for social security from non-government employment..."

Source: www.hometownstation.com

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), Government Pension Offset (GPO), Senator Scott Wilk,

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Retirement Planner: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

Retirement Planner: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

Snippet of Article: "...A pension based on earnings not covered by Social Security can affect the amount of your Social Security benefit. We do not know whether you are eligible for such a pension, so the benefit estimates you have received may not have been adjusted for such a possibility.

Our Windfall Elimination Provision factsheet explains whether you might be affected.
How WEP Can Affect Your Benefit

If you think your pension will affect your Social Security benefit, you can

Look at our WEP chart to see..."

Source: www.ssa.gov

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Federal Government Employment and Windfall Elimination

Article Title: Federal Government Employment and Windfall Elimination

Snippet of Article: "...this provision affects Social Security ­benefits when any part of a person’s federal service after 1956 is covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). However, federal service where Social Security taxes are withheld (Federal Employees’ Retirement System) will not reduce your Social Security benefit amounts. The Windfall Elimination Provision may apply if:..."

Source: www.ssa.gov

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Windfall Elimination Provision News and Reports

Article Title: Windfall Elimination Provision News and Reports

Snippet of Article: "...The windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces Social Security retirement benefits for most retirees who collect pensions from jobs that were not covered by the program...."

Source: www.retirementsecurity.org

Monday, January 25, 2010

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)

Article Title: Restrictive federal laws penalize...
Snippet of Article: "...Legislation to repeal the GPO and WEP has been stalled for nearly three decades. Delays are a fact of life in politics, but it is time to move these bills out of committee. The corrective legislation, House Bill 235 and Senate Bill 484..."


Source: lubbockonline.com

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