Program Operations Manual System (POMS)
   TN 42 (03-25)
   NL 00720.410 WEP Windfall Elimination Provision
   
   
   
   
      WEP001 WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION (A04)
      
      
      (Requested)
      
      Caption: Your Benefits
      
      We reduced  (1)  Social Security benefits starting  (2)  . This is the first month that  (3)  received a pension based on work not covered by Social Security taxes.
      
      
      When  (4)  this type of pension, we may apply the Windfall Elimination Provision to  (5)  Social Security benefits. This changes the way we figure  (6)  benefit amount.  (7)  benefit amount is less than it would be if  (8)  not receiving the pension.
      
      
      To learn more about how non-covered pensions affect Social Security benefits, please
         view our factsheet titled “Windfall Elimination Provision.” located at  (9)  online.
      
      
      
      Fill-in values:
         
         Fill-in (1) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1:
               Number
               Holder's name possessive
            
            Choice 2: your
         Fill-in (2) - Requested As A Date In Format Shown Below
            
            
Choice 1: MM/CCYY
         Fill-in (3) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: you
            Choice 2: he
            Choice 3: she 
         Fill-in (4) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: you receive
            Choice 2: he receives
            Choice 3: she receives
         Fill-in (5) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: your
            Choice 2: his
            Choice 3: her 
         Fill-in (6) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: your
            Choice 2: his
            Choice 3: her 
         Fill-in (7) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: Your
            Choice 2: His
            Choice 3: Her 
         Fill-in (8) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1: you were
            Choice 2: he was
            Choice 3: she was
         Fill-in (9) - Systems Generated
            
            
          
    
   
      WEP004 NUMBER HOLDER’S MONTHLY BENEFIT IS CHANGING BECAUSE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION
         (WEP) NO LONGER APPLIES
      
      
      (Requested)
      
      Caption: Your Benefits
      
      We changed  (1)  benefit amount starting  (2)  because  (3)  :
      
      
      
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               • 
                  Are impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act, which ended the Windfall Elimination
                     Provision starting January 2024, or
                   
 
 
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               • 
                  Reached 30 years of substantial earnings covered by Social Security taxes, or 
 
 
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               • 
                  Stopped receiving a pension based on work not covered by Social Security taxes. 
 
 
      Fill-in values:
         
         Fill-in (1) - Systems generated
            
            
Choice 1: your
            Choice 2: Number Holder's name possessive
         Fill-in (2) - Requested as a Date in Format Shown Below
            
            
MM/CCYY
         Fill-in (3) - Systems Generated
            
            
Choice 1:
               you
            
            Choice 2:
               they