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Will My Canadian Pension Reduce My Spousal Benefits?

I worked for 13 years in Canada, when I was a Canadian citizen. Now I would like to take spousal benefits on my husband's Social Security. My Canadian Pension monthly payments would be about $250 per month. Will Social Security reduce my husband's benefit and/or my benefit because of WEP or GPO?

Hi,

No. Your Canadian pension wouldn't subject you to GPO (Government Pension Offset) since foreign pensions are exempted from that provision. Nor would your pension have any effect on your husband's Social Security benefit rate.

Best, Jerry

Posted: 
Nov 7 2017 - 4:52am
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