Social Security Fairness Act: WEP and GPO Fully Repealed

The Social Security Fairness Act (P.L. 118-273) repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset retroactive to January 2024. Over 3.2 million public employees - teachers, firefighters, police officers, and CSRS federal workers - saw average monthly increases of $360. This video explains what WEP and GPO did, who was affected in all 15 non-covered states, why the fight took 40 years, and what affected retirees need to do now. Next video covers the $17 billion in retroactive lump-sum payments and their tax consequences. Verify your updated benefit at SSA.gov.

Chapters:
0:00 The Law That Changed Everything
1:58 What WEP Did to Workers
3:47 What GPO Did to Spouses and Survivors
5:35 Who Was Affected and Where
7:44 The Fight That Took Forty Years
9:42 What Happens Now
11:35 Quiz Time

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