At FRA I will start drawing USA Divorced Spouse Social Security Benefits (I was married 20 years and never remarried). I am also eligible for a government pension (SS) from Belgium. Will either WEP or GPO apply and reduce my Divorced Spouse Social Security because of my Belgian govt pension? Thank you in advance.

Hi. No. The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) only applies to Social Security retirement and disability benefits, so it wouldn't affect your divorced spousal benefits. The Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision can apply to divorced spousal benefits, but the the only way that GPO would apply to your divorced spousal benefits is if you were receiving a government pension based on your work for a governmental agency in the U.S. Foreign pensions are excluded from counting as a government pension for purposes of the GPO provision.

Best, Jerry