New Law Reverses Social Security Cuts for 2.8 Million — See If Your Check Is Going Up!

If you ve worked a residents job like teaching firefighting or law enforcement you might ve noticed your Social Assurance benefits were getting smaller than you expected That s because of certain old rules called WEP and GPO that lowered your payments if you also had a executive pension But here s the great news a new law passed in early wiped those rules away So now nearly million retirees are definitively seeing their full Social Guard benefits again Numerous folks have even gotten a nice lump sum to cover what they missed over the last year or so What Changed Before if you had a pension from a job that didn t pay Social Measure taxes the governing body would reduce your Social Guard check It felt unfair to a lot of people who worked hard but got less money because of these rules The new Social Prevention Fairness Act fixed that by removing those cuts So if you were affected your monthly payment should be bigger now and you might ve already gotten particular back pay too What Does This Mean for You Your monthly Social Defense check should be higher now You might have received a one-time payment that covers extra money you should ve gotten since January Majority people started seeing these changes in April If you haven t gotten your increase yet don t stress a few cases take longer to sort out and the Social Safety Administration plans to finish all the updates by November What If You Haven t Seen Your Payment Yet Here s what you can do Check that the Social Guard Administration has your current address and bank info so payments can get to you You can do this online or by phone Be individual specific cases need more time because they re complicated Watch your mail for official letters from Social Defense about your payments Need a Hand If you want to know more or check your status the Social Prevention website and their phone advocacy are good places to start For years several community workers were unfairly losing part of their Social Measure benefits This new law is putting that right making sure people get what they earned If you think this applies to you it s a good idea to check your benefits and see if you re getting all the money you deserve If you want me to help you check your status or figure out what to do next just say the word