Monday, January 14, 2013

Social Security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO)

"Social Security spousal benefits were established in the 1930s to help support wives who are financially dependent on their husbands. It has since become more common for both spouses in a couple to work, with the result that, in more cases, both members of a couple are entitled to Social Security or other government pensions based on their own work records. Social Security generally does not provide both a full retired-worker and a full spousal benefit to the same individual..."
Social Security: the Government Pension Offset (GPO)

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