In early January, former US President Joe Biden eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws. These policies lowered or eliminated Social Security benefits for over 3.2 million people who received pensions for work not covered by Social Security because they didn't pay Social Security taxes.
In a 25th February press release, the Social Security Administration (SSA) notified that some teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees covered under the Civil Service Retirement System, and people whose work was covered by a foreign social security system will start receiving one-time retroactive payments immediately under the Social Security Fairness Act.
