If a beneficiary is due additional benefits as a result of the Act, they will receive a one-time payment, deposited into the bank account SSA

https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/social-security-fairness-act.html

I don’t think it’s automatic.

Can you access any of your information at the govt login? Are you close enough to an office to ask about it in person?

I had been watching Biden sign it before he left office last year. I was notified that I was eligible and it was automatic.

I wasn’t. It wasn’t especially hard to apply, although it took time, like 2 months, and I did get a retroactive payment. The phone appointment and conversation I had, which took 6 weeks to get, was very helpful.

Lost way more $$ from over the six years than the lump sum they gave me (for just the one year.) I’m not complaining though - my SS has increased by about half of what I was receiving.

Something to thank Joe Biden for

Rejoice and thank Joe

Do you get another pension from a state or federal govt job? If so, then this payment is probably a WEP payment.

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I need to wait to get an explanation from SS-- they'll send me a letter in the mail. Evidently the last person to sign off on this hasn't yet.

Thanks, all-- I'll update this post once I receive the letter.

I was pleasantly surprised at the process. I had very little hope and wasn’t counting on anything, but applied as a test, really. The system was still holding as of May.