Will the Repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) affect my Foreign Pension and Social Security benefits?

Full question: My Social Security payments are reduced by a pension I receive from a school I worked for in the UK, which is outside the USA Social Security system. Will the Repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) affect my situation? Hi there, Yes, repeal of the WEP rule applies to non-covered foreign pensions….

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Does HR82 impact Railroad Retirement Benefits?

Full question: My husband receives Railroad retirement. I elected to receive my Social Security due to being more. Will the new HR82 allow me to receive both with no penalty? Hi there, On January 5, 2025, President Joe Biden officially signed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) into law. This law repeals the Windfall…

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When will my Social Security benefits start as a result of HR 82?

Full question: I’m a retired teacher in California and now qualify for Social Security payments for earlier Social Security work. I’m 67. When will the benefits start for me? Hi there, I am assuming you are referring to benefits due to you now, with passage of The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). On January…

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Does my wife need to re-apply for benefits now that HR 82 has been signed?

Full question: My wife applied for half of my Social Security in 2016, but she was denied due to her teacher pension and her Account was put on Suspension! But now HR 82 has been approved and Biden to sign soon, does she have to go back into her Social Security account and re-apply for…

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I have a teaching pension. Why can’t I collect Social Security?

Full question: I am 71 years old. My school district at the time I taught did not allow me to pay Social Security. I did pay it through side jobs I worked at in summers and after school, but I’m not allowed to collect the full amount I actually earned which would be about $500…

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I have a pension. Can I still receive survivor benefits?

Full question: I’m a retired widow from City Government, and I received a pension for all the years I worked for them. They informed me I don’t qualify for my husband’s benefits because of my pension. I would like to know if this is correct. My husband contributed to Social Security for almost 50 years….

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