The April Social Security payment schedule is about to be finalized. And this means that households in the United States that have a Social Security check will be able to get payment if they have not already received it.
Thus, we must know the requirements of this last Social Security payment for April in order to know if we are eligible to have the money available. And this is important, because if not, it would mean that the retirement check should have arrived in the previous weeks.
Requirements for the last Social Security payment in April
There are only two mandatory requirements for the Social Security Administration to send us the payment on the last day of April retirement benefit mailings. This payment day will be April 24th. After this day we will not have any other checks in April, so we must be well aware of the requirements set forth.
To be eligible to get this payment we have to have a retirement benefit since May 1997. It is not necessary to have it since that month precisely, but that the Administration has accepted our check after that date.
The other requirement is related to the beneficiary’s birthday. Therefore, this requirement is to have the birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month. If your birthday falls between those days, your Social Security payment will arrive on April 24th, if you also meet the other requirement.
How do I claim back Social Security payments?
When it comes to getting your monthly Social Security check, there are two main methods. On the one hand, Direct Deposit. On the other hand, classic bank transfer. If we choose the first of these methods, the money appears immediately in our pocket. The other method is a little slower, but the money arrives anyway.
Thus, if after a few days the money does not arrive, we must claim it. And to do this we can first contact the bank. If our bank does not know how to help us or has not withheld the money, then we should contact the Social Security Administration.
But don’t forget that before contacting the Administration you should talk to the bank. Most of the time, it is the bank that withholds the money because of debts or because of some administrative term.