A citizen of the United States who begins receiving a monthly payment from the Social Security Administration (SSA) may be able to estimate when they will receive their next paycheck.
Despite the fact that the Social Security Administration (SSI) payment for this month is earlier than the one for November, it is possible that certain retired Americans will receive two different payments in the month of December.
In light of this, it is imperative that we take into consideration the complete payment plan for both December and January.
To put it another way, we discover that the SSI payment is due on the first of January, but that day is a holiday. This occurs within the month of January.
Therefore, the payment will be made on December 31st, as the Administration has decided to bring it ahead. This means that individuals who have their Direct Deposit set up will be able to take advantage of this payout earlier than usual.
On the other hand, in order for us to receive two payments before the end of this month of December, we need to take into consideration the fact that we are required to comprise group 4.
As a matter of fact, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has already distributed its payouts to all other categories of pensioners in the weeks leading up to the final payment of the year.
Who may soon be eligible for two SSA payments?
Social Security payments are always sent out on an approximate date. The payment schedule follows a pattern of sending checks on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of each month.
This is for retirees after May 1997, but those prior to that year get their payments on the 3rd, except when it is a holiday.
With this in mind it is easy to know which retirees will get two SSA payments before the end of this month. These are the payment days and the requirements to qualify for them:
- December 24. Social Security payment for post-May 1997 retirees with birthdays between the 21st and 31st of any month. This means that only group 4 retirees can get the benefit on this day.
- December 31. January 2025 SSI advance payment. This payment can be a huge joy for retirees with this benefit because it also includes the 2025 COLA. So this check payment is larger than the SSI payment for previous months this year.
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Anyway, we must remember that if we do not have Direct Deposit activated we will not be able to get the payment in these days, but a few days later.
In this sense, the collection method greatly determines whether we get the payment immediately or not. And this is true for any of the SSA payments.