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If you rely on Social Security, three recent changes, two policy reforms and one security update, are reshaping how you receive and manage your benefits. Whether you're a retiree, a surviving spouse, ...

The SSA has implemented the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), which is a law that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The WEP and GPO reduced ...

Some Americans will start getting smaller Social Security payments in July. Don't worry, it's not because of the impending shortfall – although many might already be fretting about that. However, if ...

The Fairness Act has rolled back old rules that reduced benefits for certain public workers and their spouses.