In enacting the Government Pension Offset provision, Congress intended to ensure that when determining the amount of spousal benefit, government employees who do not pay Social Security taxes would be treated in a similar manner to those who work in the private sector and do pay Social Security taxes.
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What is the Government Pension Offset (GPO)? ... This offset is referred to as the Government Pension Offset, or GPO. ... The Government Pension Offset (GPO) fact sheet provides more information about why the offset exists and how it works.
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Q. What is the Government Pension Offset (GPO)? ... A. Under the Government Pension Offset Reform Act, public pensioners would be able to keep $1,200 a month in combined pension and Social Security spouse/widow benefits before the 2/3 offset would take effect.
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This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Laurel Beedon provides information about the Government Pension Offset, a provision in Social Security law that can reduce or eliminate the Social Security benefit for spouses, divorced spouses and surviving spouses who also receive a pension based on their own work for a ...
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The Government Pension Offset reduces the spousal benefit granted government retirees who did not pay Social Security taxes by an amount equal to two-thirds of their pension.
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If you receive a pension under the Civil Service Retirement System, based on income from which Social Security taxes were not withheld, the Social Security benefits that you may be entitled to receive from your spouse (or former spouse) may be reduced due to the effects of what's known as the Government Pension Offset.
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The Government Pension Offset (GPO) fact sheet (En Español) explains how your pension may affect your benefit on your spouse's record. ... 2004 legislation changed the Government Pension Offset provision...
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Monday February 9, 2009 ... Government Pension Offset; The GPO affects federal retirees who were covered solely by the CSRS and causes a reduction or sometimes an outright elimination of Social Security survivors’ and/or spouses’ benefits.
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Government Pension Offset Formula. The Social Security spousal benefit of a person who receives a pension from government employment (federal, state, or local) that was based on work not covered by Social Security is reduced by a provision in the law known as the GPO.
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