President Biden signed the new law, which will boost Social Security retirement payments to police and firefighters, but now payments (though retroactive) will be delayed.

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.