Ronald A. lee 0 Posted November 28, 2018 Hi Devin. I am 68 and began receiving SS at 62. Being Civil Service but having over 40 quarters of private sector work, I still come under Windfall (which I didn't understand). My wife has been drawing SS since her 62d birthday 3 years ago. Should we have filed for spousal benefits at that time? Was I eligible? Is there any recourse to filing if eligible? Can I appeal? Thanks you in advance for your reply. Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devin Carroll 1 Posted November 30, 2018 If you think the WEP is unfair, you don't want to know about the GPO. ? The WEP is a reduction to benefits from your work history, the GPO is a reduction to spousal or survivor benefits. The reduction amount is equal to 2/3 of your government pension. Check out this article for more information on the GPO. https://socialsecurityintelligence.com/the-government-pension-offset/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbara L. Roman 0 Posted December 6, 2018 Please lead me to death benefits. I have been widowed. My spouse passed on oct. 9th. I have applied to ssa and sent all the original documents. To date I ha e not had a response from SS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
