Government Pension Offset - A Law that Affects Spouse's Or Widow(er)'s Benefits
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Social Security Administration
If you receive a retirement or disability pension from a federal, state, or local government based on your own work for which you didn’t pay Social Security taxes, SSA may reduce your Social Security spouses or widows or widowers benefits. This fact sheet provides answers to questions you may have about the reduction. (May 2019)
Link: www.ssa.gov
Last Review and Update: Jan 05, 2022