Retirees impacted by WEP and GPO to receive retroactive payments sooner than expected

Social Security beneficiaries impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset may begin receiving their one-time retroactive payments as soon as this week.

The Social Security Administration has significantly shortened its timeline to start distributing benefit payments to public sector workers whose Social Security benefits have been impacted by WEP and GPO. SSA said it began distributing the one-time retroactive payments this week, and most payments will process incrementally over the next month.

The agency said in a press release Tuesday that most beneficiaries should receive their one-time retroactive payments by the end of March. The retroactive payments are backdated to January 2024.

Retirees impacted by WEP and GPO to receive retroactive payments sooner than expected

The Social Security Administration said it has begun distributing retroactive WEP and GPO payments, many of which will process incrementally throughout March.