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• How Some Federal Retirees Could Lose Spousal Social Security Benefits from Government Pension Offset (GPO) - June 18, 2020
• By Edward A. Zurndorfer, My Federal Retirement
  
  
  A recent column discussed how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) affects the Social Security benefits of individuals who are covered by a government (federal, state or local)-sponsored guaranteed pension plan, such as federal employees who are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). In short, the WEP will reduce a CSRS annuitant's own Social Security retirement benefit by as much as 50 to 60 percent.
  
  
  To read the full article, please click here.

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