Social Security : The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides background on the windfall elimination provision (WEP), under which social security benefits are reduced for workers who have pension benefits from employment not covered by social securit...

Provides background on the windfall elimination provision (WEP), under which social security benefits are reduced for workers who have pension benefits from employment not covered by social security. Discusses who is affected by WEP, and reviews legislative history of and rationale for WEP.

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