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The majority of public pension systems in America are managed at the state level, even if the retirement benefits offered are for local workers. However, […]
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State of Pensions is Equable Institute’s annual trends report on the health and performance of public pension funds. Here are some common questions and answers […]
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The Retirement Security Report Teacher Edition analyzes the state of teacher retirement benefits in the United States. While the omnibus report highlights some of the […]
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The Social Security Administration’s definition of a “pension” benefit is a broad term that is focused more on the retirement income being received than the […]
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The Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, reduces but does not eliminate some worker’s Social Security benefits. As of 2022, the maximum amount that a person […]
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More than a million Public Safety employees across the country do not participate in Social Security. There are 15 states that have totally opted out […]
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Like the Windfall Elimination Provision, the Government Pension Offset reduces Social Security benefits. However, unlike the WEP, the GPO only changes Social Security “survivor benefits” […]
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The largest group affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, is state and local government employees who earn pensions from agencies that do not […]
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Like the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, reduces Social Security benefits, but only benefits that would be passed on […]
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The Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, affects workers who meet both of the following criteria. The first criterion is having a “pension” without Social Security. […]