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Direct payment of Social Security to retirees today

When November came, millions of Social Security recipients receive a new direct payment in their account. Under today's Social Security payment schedule, Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) program beneficiaries who applied for benefits before May 1997 and recipients who qualify for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program will receive their monthly benefits in a few hours. Therefore, if you are one of these beneficiaries, learn more about the upcoming payments, requirements and check amounts you will receive from the SSA.

A new direct deposit will be sent to Social Security recipients in a few hours

Each month, the Social Security Administration must make more than 70 million payments to its beneficiaries. So they designed one monthly payment plan This allowed them to know the payment dates per program. Based on this schedule, retirees, survivors, disabled and SSI recipients will receive their payments under the following conditions:

  • On the first day of the monthSSI recipients who meet income and resource requirements.
  • On the third day of the month for RSDI beneficiaries who applied for Social Security benefits before May 1997. However, since November 3rd falls on a weekend, payment will be postponed to November 1st.
  • On the second WednesdayRSDI recipients will receive their payments if they received their first benefit after May 1997 and were born between May 1 and May 10
  • On the third WednesdayRSDI recipients will receive their payments if they received their first benefit after May 1997 and were born between May 11 and May 20
  • On the fourth WednesdayRSDI recipients will receive their payments if they received their first benefit after May 1997 and were born between the 21st and 31st

Additionally, SSI beneficiaries will receive an additional payment on November 29th because December 1st falls on a weekend. Keep this in mind when you Social Security checks If arriving after the scheduled date, allow at least three shipping days before contacting customer service. Additionally, you can always find more information about your payment amounts in your My Social Security account, where you can download financial reports and even request another Social Security card.

How much money do pensioners receive today?

In general, retirees receive an average payment of $1,900 per month, but other payment amounts are also available depending on the beneficiary's work history, Social Security contributions paid over the past 35 years, and their amount full retirement age (FRA). To learn more about all payment amounts available to retirees in the United States, please read the following information:

Social Security Payments Retirement benefits
Average $1,900
Other payments Age 62: $2,710

Age 67: $3,822

Age 70: $4,873

It is important to emphasize that these payment amounts will be available until the end of this year, but will change accordingly from January Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Increase recently set at 2.5%. While this percentage was not as high as most beneficiaries would have liked, it is still a percentage that will increase Social Security benefits for more than 70 million beneficiaries. Below is how much all monthly benefits will increase based on the new 2.5% cost of living adjustment (COLA).

Retirement benefits Social Security checks 2.5% COLA increase
Average $1,900 $1,948
Age 62 $2,710 $2,778
Age 67 $3,822 $3,918
Age 70 $4,873 $4,995
Survivor benefits Social Security checks 2.5% COLA increase
Average $1,505 $1,543
person $1,773 $1,817
2 children $3,653 $3,744
Disability benefits Social Security checks 2.5% COLA increase
Average $1,537 $1,575
Blind receivers $2,590 $2,655
Maximum payment $3,822 $3,918
SSI benefits Social Security checks 2.5% COLA increase Additional income
Average $698 $715 $17
Individuals $943 $967 $24
couples $1,415 $1,450 $35
Essential person $472 $484 $12