Getting a new Social Security retirement payment each month is undoubtedly a relief for United States beneficiaries. At the end of the day, many of these retirees have no other source of income. Therefore, knowing the time of the month when we have the money available is critical to having a good standard in life.
But sometimes we might not get a Social Security check on time even if we know the day we are supposed to get it. If this is the case, what we should do is to claim the check as soon as possible. In the event that we need to claim the check we should follow two different paths in order to get the payment in question as soon as possible.
How do I claim the May 22nd Social Security check?
The May 22nd payment is the last of the Social Security payments on this month’s calendar. Therefore, there are no more retirement payments after this date. And to get this payment we must take into account that we have to be part of the group 4 of retirees. This group is the group of beneficiaries with birthdays between the 21st and 31st of any month and a benefit after May 1997.
If we are in this group, the May 22nd payment is for us, but we may not have gotten it. If we did not get it on time, we have two avenues to claim it:
- Contact our bank.
- Contact the Social Security Administration.
Before requesting payment from Social Security, we must claim it from our bank. The bank may withhold payment for many different reasons. So in most cases, the payment is withheld by our bank. For that reason it is important to claim it from the bank before contacting the Social Security Administration.
Also, in order to avoid all kinds of delays we must take into account several aspects. The first is to activate Direct Deposit as a collection method. This will make the benefit money appear immediately when the Administration sends it. Another tip is to always have all the information up to date.