Social Security is sending the new check for retirees in just days
Social Security payments will arrive for United States retirees on the upcoming February 21st, 2024. However, not all retirees may have access to this payment on this particular day. The Administration separates retirement payments into several different days.
Thus, we need to know what the exact requirements are to determine whether we will get our retirement check soon or not. In total, there are four groups of retirees that are divided among each month’s full calendar. The Social Security Administration sends out payments on different days and each group gets their benefit on one of these days.
In addition to the payment on the 21st day, the Social Security Administration makes payments in February on the 2nd, 14th and 28th days of the month. In this regard, there are two groups that have already gotten the money, but there are two groups that have not yet had the payment. So try to check on which day you have to get check to make sure your payment is not delayed.
Which retirees get the February 21st $280 payment?
The extra $280 payment for 65-year-old retirees is actually money that the COLA has added on average to beneficiaries. Still, every American has had a different increase depending on their benefit in 2023. Still, it doesn’t matter the amount to get this check. The requirements we must meet to collect on the 21st are other.
Similarly, neither current age nor retirement age matters. Only the year of birth and the year of retirement matter. In this sense, many retirees will be able to get this new payment, but many others will have to wait a little longer.
In order to get this payment, it is mandatory to have a birthday between the 11th and 20th day of the month. This is the first requirement, but not the last. It is also mandatory for retirees who want to collect this check to have applied for the benefit as of May 1997.
All other personal information is irrelevant to collect this payment on this February 21st day of the month. Only those two aspects are essential to determine if we will get the payment or not. So mark this day on the calendar in case you are among this group of retirees who will get their check soon.