The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) guarantee is based on 50% of the amount (in U.S. dollars) of your non-covered pension in your first month of concurrent entitlement to the non-covered pension and Social Security benefits. How will SSA calculate a new pension amount, to subtract 50% of the amount of non-covered pension or introduce some adjustments to this amount like COLA or others.
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Hi,
As you state, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) guarantee amount is calculated based on 50% of the amount of your non-covered pension in the first month that you're entitled to both the non-covered pension and Social Security benefits. If you're already receiving Social Security benefits when you first become entitled to a non-covered pension, then the WEP guarantee would be based on the amount of your non-covered pension in the first month of your entitlement to the non-covered pension.
If you're already receiving a WEP reduced Social Security benefit and you subsequently become entitled to a second non-covered pension, then the WEP guarantee would be based on 50% of the total amount of both non-covered pensions. If the resulting reduction in your Social Security benefit rate would then result in a lower Social Security benefit rate than what you'd receive using the normal WEP benefit computation formula, then the WEP guarantee would no longer apply.
If you're receiving a Social Security benefit that's reduced due to WEP, any subsequent cost of living adjustments (COLA) are applied to the reduced benefit rate (https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0300605370).
Best, Jerry