One of the great advantages of collecting the United States Social Security payment each month is that we can know in advance when we will get the money. With just a glance at the payment schedule, we can mark the day of collection on our personal calendar.
Even so, we may experience delays in Social Security payments due to a variety of reasons. But everything seems to indicate that next May 22nd, 2024 we will find a new check that will arrive at the homes of a specific group of United States citizens.
If we keep in mind that the payment arrives on the fourth Wednesday of the month to group 4 retirees we only have to look at the requirements to belong to this group. In total, the Social Security administration divides retirees into 4 different groups, so this check is the last of them all.
Getting this payment next May 22nd does not mean that we will have a check for $4,873, but that we will have our benefit money, whatever the amount is. Each beneficiary has a different amount that depends directly on their work history.
Who gets the next Social Security payment in May?
Retirees who are part of the United States beneficiary group 4 can get the payment this May 22nd. This payment will be the last for retirees for the month. It is true that both Age and Disability beneficiaries can get this check, so we don’t have to worry about what type of retirement we have.
What we do have to worry about is whether we meet two mandatory requirements. On the one hand, we must have Social Security retirement since May 1997. On the other hand, we must have our birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month. There are no other requirements established for this benefit, so just meeting those two is enough.
However, it is a good idea to have Direct Deposit activated if we want to get the check as soon as possible. This method of collection is immediate, so it guarantees that we get the Social Security at the very moment the Administration sends it to our checking account. If it turns out that we are not part of this group of retirees, we may have to claim payment from the Administration, since this is the last check that the SSA sends out during the month to retirees.