Q. I receive a survivor benefit based on my husband’s work under Social Security. I receive a pension from my work as a teacher, and I was not contributing to FICA. I contacted the Social Security

This Social Security Fairness Act checklist explains what public sector retirees can expect from SSFA, including how much more money they might receive.

President Joe Biden signed into law a new social security measure that ensures recipients of the benefit more money. New rules outlined in the law eliminates two requirements that reduced Social Security benefits for workers who receive income from public pensions.