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22. To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits you need to have worked for 40 quarters (10 years)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:48 PM

Mar 29

At a job where the social security tax was withheld; however, the benefit was reduced by a pension from State or local government (called the government pension offset).

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed to remove the government pension offset and allow those retirees who paid into Social Security for 10 years to now receive benefits (and I think, past benefits denied due to the government pension offset).

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thanks to joe biden I got a big increase in monthly SS due to the something or other act [View all] msongs Mar 29 OP

Thank you, msongs, for posting this. I have been worried sick over it. I have been putting off a visit to my bank to see CTyankee Mar 29 #1

you should get a postal notice from SS explaining the increase and how much you will get if they subtract for msongs Mar 29 #3

No mail of such at this point by postal mail. I'm nervous. CTyankee Mar 29 #8

if you are not affected by this congressional act regarding pensions you probably wont get a mail nt msongs Mar 29 #10

Who were affected? Do you have info on that? CTyankee Mar 29 #12

if your SS was reduced at retirement because you have a pension based retirement you will get a notice. IF you are msongs Mar 29 #13

If you ever worked for a government agency and did not pay into Social Security, then it will effect you. Nittersing Mar 29 #14

It has not helped me CountAllVotes Mar 29 #21

I think you still had to have enough quarters Tree Lady Mar 29 #29

As I tried to subtly suggest earlier - Ms. Toad Mar 29 #34

It affected state and federal employees Tree Lady Mar 29 #28

We should not have to live in fear this way! SheltieLover Mar 29 #11

It's terrorism! n/t ReRe Mar 29 #23

It definitely is! SheltieLover Mar 29 #31

Mine was in March. You can bet I checked. soldierant Mar 29 #25

Social Security rso Mar 29 #2

thanx for the clarification. I remeber when I signed up for SS and got their bad news about the reduction. By my msongs Mar 29 #5

You only get back 2024. Ms. Toad Mar 29 #35

Isn't it amazing how republicans cared about SS then Tree Lady Mar 29 #30

It passed overwhelmingly with bi partisan support in favor. MichMan Mar 29 #4

Most likely the Social Security Fairness Act - it passed 327-75 and 76-20 dalton99a Mar 29 #6

I got first widow pension. I was wondering cpamomfromtexas Mar 29 #7

I have never seen rethugs do anything to help working or retired people SheltieLover Mar 29 #9

read posts upstream. this had significant support, both sides of the aisle. stopdiggin Mar 29 #33

I worked for the Feds for over 10 years CountAllVotes Mar 29 #15

I will get my first spousal benefits in April because of fairness act. Mollyann Mar 29 #16

Will Trusk take credit for it next week or wait until mid-April to do so? 0rganism Mar 29 #17

if dems dont brag first its only natural repubs will fill the vacuum so to speak nt msongs Mar 29 #18

considering how much Trusk likes to brag, it's a pretty big vacuum they get to fill, and they do so reliably 0rganism Mar 29 #19

the 4 dems who could be leading the bragging have been gone silent nt msongs Mar 29 #20

This is not new news. Ms. Toad Mar 29 #36

To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits you need to have worked for 40 quarters (10 years) surfered Mar 29 #22

Most of the reductions were called WEP (windfall elimination provision). Ms. Toad Mar 29 #37

I'm 11 months away from pulling the trigger on retirement Xipe Totec Mar 29 #24

I miss President Biden LS0999 Mar 29 #26

Helped us to we get a extra $350 Tree Lady Mar 29 #27

What I love about SS is that most years it increases a little. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 29 #32