3 Social Security Rules All Married Retirees Need to Understand After the WEP and GPO Repeal

Quick Read The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision, allowing 2.8 million public employees to now receive spousal benefits of up to 50% of a spouse’s full retirement amount without pension deductions. When one spouse dies, the survivor inherits the deceased’s benefit at whatever age they claimed it, so delaying the higher earner’s claim from 62 to 70 could preserve hundreds of dollars monthly in survivor benefits for their spouse. If y ...