President Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act. That means nearly 3 million public-sector workers with government pensions will receive larger Social Security benefits, with the average increase estimated at $360 per month.

Teachers, firefighters, police and others who earn a separate pension for government work will now get their full Social Security benefits.

Biden estimated the bill should lead to an average monthly increase of $360 for certain public employees and their spouses and survivors. The outgoing president said more than 2.5 million Americans will receive a lump sum payment worth "thousands of dollars" to compensate for the benefits they should have received last year.

President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law earlier this month, marking the administration’s final major effort on Social Security refo

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some retirees who also received pension income.

President Joe Biden signed one of his final pieces of legislation on Sunday, expanding Social Security benefits for millions of retired government workers initially denied these funds.

President Joe Biden signed a measure into law on Sunday that boosts Social Security retirement payments to some retirees who draw public pensions, such as former police officers and firefighters, in what the White House described as the first expansion of such benefits in 20 years.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Jan. 5., increasing the ability of retired public service workers who receive pensions to access Social Security benefits.

President Joe Biden signed a measure into law on Sunday that boosts Social Security retirement payments to some retirees who draw public pensions, such as former police officers and firefighters, in what the White House described as the first expansion of such benefits in 20 years.