新的法律为320万养老金领取者提高了社会保障福利,取消了以往的削减。 New law raises Social Security benefits for 3.2 million pensioners, removing past reductions.

1月签署成为法律的《社会保障公平法》取消了对领取未覆盖就业养恤金者的社会保障福利的削减,影响到320多万人。 The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law in January, removes reductions in Social Security benefits for those receiving pensions from non-covered employment, affecting over 3.2 million individuals. 福利可能每月增加至多1 000美元,尽管处理变动可能需要一年多的时间。 Benefits could increase by up to $1,000 per month, though it may take over a year for changes to be processed. 该法废除了1970年代和1980年代执行的《消除意外开支规定》和《政府养恤金抵销》。 The law repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which were implemented in the 1970s and 1980s.