More than 3.2 million workers including some teachers, firefighters and police officers receiving Social Security may soon see a boost in their monthly payments

More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will see an immediate boost in their benefits.

After you turn 62, Social Security recalculates your benefits every year you don’t claim benefits. It will take your earnings for the latest year, add that to your record of lifetime earnings and select the 35 years with the highest inflation-adjusted earnings.

Some beneficiaries who have certain public pensions, such as teachers, police officers and firefighters, were blocked from receiving 100% of their Social Security checks up until

The Social Security Administration announced Tuesday it’s beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to millions of former public workers. This will apply to people whose benefits have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.