Meet the requirements and get a Social Security check in hours
Those United States retirees who meet two requirements can enjoy a new payment of about $1,800 from Social Security very soon. This new check will be the last of the retirement payments in the month of February 2024.
Thus, any retiree who has not yet gotten the money will still be able to collect the payment on this last day of the month. However, only if they meet the requirements. Each day of the Social Security payment calendar has specific requirements. In order to collect the payment on one of these days, you must meet these requirements.
However, it is also possible that the payment may be delayed for some reason. Only in that case will we collect our Social Security retirement check not on the day of payment, but a little later. While this may be the case, it is not unusual for retirement payments to be late.
Who gets the last Social Security check in February?
In order to collect this last February Social Security check averaging $1,800, two requirements must be met. If we meet both requirements and have the fastest collection method activated, the money will arrive on the same day it is sent.
If we do not have the collection method activated, the money will arrive a little later, but it will arrive anyway. The two requirements are to have a birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month, as well as a Social Security benefit since after May 1997. This will allow us to collect the payment on February 28th.
Meeting these two requirements is sufficient, although the method of collection is also important. To get the money as soon as possible we have to activate Direct Deposit. This collection method means that the money will appear immediately in your checking account without having to wait.
How to collect two SSA checks in the same week?
In addition to the February 28th payment, the Social Security Administration will send two other checks this week. One check is for retirement and the other is for Supplemental Security Income. So if we get the benefit on the 28th, we will not be able to get the retirement benefit on the 1st.
The important thing in these cases is that if we have applied for Supplemental Security Income we could get it this week. By activating Direct Deposit we will collect both checks.
Remember that all Supplemental Security Income payments reach the beneficiaries on the same day. The Social Security Administration makes no distinction for this benefit.