Social Security Fairness Act:
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law in January 2025, eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which previously reduced Social Security benefits for public servants (like teachers, police, firefighters) who also received government pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security.
What it Does
Stops the reduction of spousal or survivor Social Security benefits by two-thirds of the amount of the government pension.
Eliminates the formula that reduced a worker's Social Security benefit if they also received a pension from a job where they didn't pay Social Security taxes.
