The list of Social Security beneficiaries who will receive the latest United States retirement pension check is now available. So, we can now know exactly who will have access to the check of up to $4,555 that is sent out on up to 4 different days a month by the Social Security Administration. If you are on the list, the last check in May will be for you.
To check the list we need to know nothing more than our personal information. The Social Security Administration does not distinguish between benefits for disability or for any other reason. So any pensioner could be entitled to this last check for the month of May. By fulfilling two conditions we would have direct access to the payment.
However, there is one very important thing to keep in mind. If we are in the situation where we are not in this list but we have not received the payment either, it is possible that our Social Security has some kind of delay. in that case we should claim the payment. This is because the next one will be the last payment in May, so the rest should have already reached the pockets of the other groups of Americans.
Who is on the list of beneficiaries for the last Social Security check in May?
The list for the last Social Security check in May is made up of one particular group of retirees. This group of retirees is the last to receive this payment from the Administration and must meet only two requirements to get the check.
The first of these requirements is to have been born between the 21st and 31st of the month. The second requirement is to have the benefit since after 1997. It is 100% mandatory to comply with both requirements. Otherwise we will not get the last check but one of the previous checks of the month.
Complete calendar of pensioner payments
Social Security pensioner payments are sent on different days of the month. In order to know on which day the Administration will send us the payments we must take into account several aspects. In total, there are 4 days fixed in the calendar for disability or retirement age pensioner payments.
3rd of each month for Social Security users
This day is the payment for pre-1997 retirees. It is the first payment of the month, so retirees prior to this year can enjoy the check before anyone else. Weekends and holidays must also be taken into account when setting the payment day.
If in any month the 3rd day is a holiday or weekend, the Administration will send the payment on the immediately preceding working day. This is usually the 2nd day of the same month, although it could be brought forward to the 1st in some cases.
Second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month
All other retirees, i.e., those Social Security users who have applied for retirement after 1997, receive their check on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month. Each of these days is for a different group of retirees.
In this regard, in addition to having applied for the benefit after that year, the retiree must meet another requirement. For the second Wednesday of the month, it is necessary to have a birthday between the 1st and 10th. On the other hand, the third Wednesday is for retirees born between the 11th and 20th of the month. Finally, the Social Security for retirees born between the 21st and 31st of the month is for beneficiaries with birthdays between the 21st and 31st.