"Americans who have worked hard all their lives to earn an honest living should be able to retire with economic security and dignity," Biden said.

Teachers, firefighters, police and others who earn a separate pension for government work will now get their full Social Security benefits.

With President Joe Biden signing a bill over the weekend to improve Social Security benefits for millions of public sector workers, many Americans may be wondering if they qualify for what the White House is calling the first expansion of such assistance in 20 years.