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“The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law in January by President Joe Biden, eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Those measures reduced or prevented Social Security benefits for more than 3.2 million people with a pension and whose past work wasn’t subject to Social Security taxes, according to the Social Security Administration. Affected recipients include police officers, firefighters, postal workers and public school teachers.”

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“Government databases may code someone as 150 years old for reasons peculiar to the large and complex Social Security database.”

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Social Security claiming tips: Look before you leap.

“Important: Once you claim, your benefit is generally set for life. For married couples, the claiming decision by one spouse can have a dramatic effect on the other’s benefit.”