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Social Security retirees face a new tax cliff in 2026. Most Americans missed it

Quick ReadMedicare Part B's 8.9% premium hike claws back about $18 of the 2.8% COLA's $56 monthly gain on a $2,000 benefit.A ...

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Affect You

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...

Will You Get Up to $1K More Each Month From the Social Security Fairness Act?

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...
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Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision is Gone. Here’s How to Claim What You’re Owed

A retired California schoolteacher watched her late husband's Social Security survivor benefit get zeroed out the day she filed. A retired firefighter in Massachusetts saw his own Social Security ...
Yahoo

Teachers, Firefighters, and Federal Employees: Your Social Security Benefits Just Got Bigger

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed in January 2025, eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, retroactive to January 2024. This move restored $800 to $1,000+ ...
Forbes

Asking Yourself ‘Now What?’ After Seeing The Social Security Fairness Act?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hager – “Mister Social Security” – offers expert advice from Ohio. Updated, Feb. 27, 2025: This post has been adjusted to ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Millions of public workers are set to get higher Social Security benefits. Here's why

A new bill signed into law by President Biden will increase Social Security payments for nearly 3 million current and former public employees. The law, named the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals ...
Forbes

Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. In late 2024 just before the end of its session, Congress passed the ...
Newsweek

Will the Social Security Fairness Act Bankrupt SSA Trust Funds?

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January ...