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Social Security Increase Coming for Some Public Pension Recipients
A boost to Social Security payments is on the way for certain retirees thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by President Biden in January. This act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), rules that previously limited Social Security benefits for some public sector employees receiving a government pension.
While retroactive lump-sum payments began rolling out in late February, the increased monthly benefit amounts will be reflected in April payments, covering the March benefit period. The Social Security Administration (SSA) follows a standard payment schedule:
- April 9: Birthdays falling between the 1st and 10th of the month
- April 16: Birthdays falling between the 11th and 20th of the month
- April 23: Birthdays falling between the 21st and 31st of the month
The SSA is working diligently to process both the retroactive payments and the adjusted monthly benefits. Due to the complexity of some cases requiring manual updates, the SSA anticipates having all beneficiary records updated by early November 2025.
Beneficiaries with questions regarding their retroactive payments are asked to wait until April to contact the SSA. As of March 28th, approximately 75% of adjustments (2.3 million) have been processed.
It’s important to note that this change only affects public sector employees previously impacted by the WEP and GPO. The majority of state and local government employees (around 72%) already pay Social Security taxes and were not subject to these provisions, and therefore, will not see a change in their benefits.
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