Millions of United States citizens can get a retirement check today. The United States Social Security Administration will send check for one of the groups of retirees who meet certain requirements. Therefore, we should take a good look at the list of these requirements if we want to know perfectly if we will have the money available in our checking account.
Still, remember that the Social Security Administration sends out the check today, but we are not required to get it in our pocket today. It could be the case that we will have the retirement money available in the next few days. It all depends on another extra requirement that, if met, we will get the money as soon as possible.
But in order for the Administration to send us the check today, it is necessary to comply with only two mandatory requirements. If we meet these conditions, the payment will arrive today to a group that meets a third requirement. This other requirement, we remind you, is not mandatory, but it is quite useful to organize our household economy in the best possible way.
How to get your Social Security payment today?
In order to receive today’s Social Security payment, we must meet the two requirements mentioned above. These two conditions are mandatory, so we cannot get the payment without meeting them. Retirees who do not meet these conditions cannot get this payment, but instead collect the benefit on a different day.
The first of these mandatory requirements is to have the benefit since after 1997. If so, we already passed the first of the filters to get the payment on today January 17th, 2024. But one more requirement must be met. This other requirement is related to the date of birth.
The second requirement is to have the birthday between the 11th and 20th of the month. Only in this way will we be able to be part of Social Security retiree group number 3, which is always paid on the third Wednesday of the month. Therefore, it is necessary to meet these requirements in order to receive the payment today.
The last requirement, which is not mandatory but recommended, is to have Direct Deposit activated. With this method of payment we will be able to have the money in our pocket immediately. There is no other faster payment method, so it is recommended to activate it.
Can I change the day I get my retirement check?
As can be easily ascertained, the requirements for determining on which day of the month we cash our Social Security check have to do with personal information. On the one hand, we have the year of retirement. On the other hand, the day of birth. Therefore, it is not possible to change the day on which we get our retirement benefit every month.
It is only possible to get the payment on the same day of sending or not by activating Direct Deposit. This collection method is the fastest, so activating it ensures that you will receive your check immediately. However, if we do not activate it, we will get the money a few days later.
In addition, we simply need to know the Social Security payment schedule in order to organize our household economy. If we do this, we will know on which day we will have the payment available and, therefore, we will have more control over our finances.