The Social Security Fairness Act will provide benefit increases to more than 3 million individuals. But it's uncertain when they will see that money.

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez In January 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. The new legislation terminated two rules that reduced Social Security benefits for millions of retirees.

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will see delays as the SSA manually adjusts benefits as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act.