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Some Widows and Divorced Spouses Can Now Get More From Social Security — Here’s Who Qualifies

Some widows, widowers, and divorced spouses are receiving Social Security benefits they couldn’t have collected (or couldn’t collect in full) under rules that existed just...

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Social Security Paid $17 Billion in Retroactive Benefits — Here’s Who Got the Money

Imagine checking your bank account and finding thousands of dollars from Social Security that you were previously told you could not receive. That became reality...

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Government Pension Holders Lose an Average of $500 Per Month to the Windfall Elimination Provision

For many retirees who spent years working in public service, retirement brings an unexpected financial hit that reshapes monthly budgets in a serious way. The Windfall Elimination Provision, widely known as WEP, reduces Social Security benefits for people who also receive pensions from jobs that did not pay into Social…

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DP World and Niti Aayog honour top 10 women entrepreneurs at “We Rise”

This nationwide program supported women-led businesses with export readiness and market access, equipping them with essential skills and networks.

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Do You Qualify? The Repeal of WEP/GPO Is Boosting Benefits for Millions

For decades, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) reduced Social Security benefits for retirees who also received pensions from non‑covered employment....

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WEP/GPO Repealed—Now What? 6 Steps for Teachers, Firefighters, and Public Workers to Recheck Benefits in 2025

For decades, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for millions of public workers who also...

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Are You Owed Money Thanks to the SSFA? You Might Need to Do Something to Get It

The Social Security Fairness Act removed restrictions on benefits for people with government pensions. If you're one of them, don't leave money on the table. Here's how you can be proactive in claiming what you're due.

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How Financial Advisers Can Help Clients Navigate the SSFA

The Social Security Fairness Act's big changes and new opportunities could require adjustments in tax strategy for some Social Security recipients.

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Social Security Fairness Act: Five Financial Planning Issues to Revisit

More money as a public-sector retiree is great, but there could be unintended consequences with taxes, Medicare and more if you're not careful.

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Social Security Sent Out Billions in Back Payments in March. Here's What You Need to Know

The Social Security Administration started paying retroactive benefits owed this week. Monthly increases will start for most people with their March benefit, which is paid out in April.

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Social Security Fairness Act Payments Checklist: Nine Things to Know

This Social Security Fairness Act checklist explains what public sector retirees can expect from SSFA, including when their payments will arrive and how much more money they may receive.

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Senate Tees Up $200 Billion Social Security Giveaway to Public Sector Workers

The Social Security Fairness Act will boost payouts to public sector workers who receive pensions and did not pay taxes to support Social Security.

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Women’s Equality party members vote to dissolve organisation

Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activism

The Guardian - UK

This should be the climate election. Instead we are in a frustrating, Farage-obsessed fantasyland

Bloviators and untruths continue to generate more news than common sense and the environment. But some parties are trying to make a difference, writes Zoe Williams

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Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees' benefits - Roll Call

There are renewed signs of life for an overhaul of much-maligned Social Security policies that cut some public workers’ retirement benefits.

The Guardian - UK

Women’s groups welcome United’s decision to part ways with Mason Greenwood

Club criticised for doing bare minimum and only acting after ‘enormous’ social media and press pressure

The National (Scotland)

'Dark day for reproductive rights': Pro-choice activists react as mum-of-three jailed

The woman was sent abortion-causing drugs by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) after she called them in 2020 and lied about how far…

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Jeremy Hunt’s expansion of free childcare in England is too good to be true

The budget announcement won’t benefit everyone and risks driving providers out of business

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Women’s Equality Party launches campaign with fake police appeals to combat misogyny

‘We are tired of being told that it’s a few bad apples,’ says leader of the WEP

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You Can Now Collect a Public Pension and Full Social Security Benefits

If you receive a public pension from the government, you can now collect full Social Security benefits as well as your pension, due to the Social Security Fairness Act.

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