More than 3.2 million retired teachers, firefighters, and police officers will see a boost in their Social Security payments starting in April, with retroactive payments already rolling out. Millions of social security recipients are about to receive retroactive payments,

The average affected retired worker will receive an additional $360 in monthly benefits. The average affected spouse will receive an additional $700 in monthly benefits. The average affected widow (er) will receive an additional $1,190 in monthly benefits.