Social Security payments arrive each month to eligible beneficiaries. However, the United States Government may at some point not send a specific check to a citizen for a particular reason. But it should be noted that this situation is totally exceptional.
In the event that a citizen has not gotten a Social Security payment in a specific month, he/she should know that there are two ways to claim the payment. Through these two ways we will be able to find a final solution to our problem, so we should use them as soon as possible.
Even so, apart from knowing how to claim payment it is important to know all the aspects surrounding the Social Security check. Knowing the payment schedule is essential if what we are looking for at all times is 100% control over the day we will get our benefit.
How do I claim my Social Security back payment?
In order to claim the late payment of the Social Security check, we must make use of the two main ways. But we must use the first one before using the second one. This is important because in most cases after using the first step we will have our problem solved.
So, the steps to claim the Social Security payment are:
- Contact our bank. Sometimes the bank may withhold our Social Security payment for different reasons. If we contact the bank, they may be able to offer us a solution.
- Contact the Social Security Administration. If the bank has not been able to help us solve our problem, we should contact the SSA. In this step we should find out what the problem is and why we have not yet received a check for sure.
Also, we should think about the fact that it is not only up to the bank or the Social Security Administration if we get the check late. If we do not pay full attention to our payments, it is possible that we will receive the payment late because of us.
Reasons Social Security can be late
To avoid these delays in Social Security payments, there are a few things to keep in mind. In this regard, we must:
- Know the payment schedule well.
- Do not have debts with the bank.
- Update our personal information at all times.
- Activate Direct Deposit to get the payment the same day it is sent.
Only in this way we will be able to get the check on the same day of shipment and without delays. Even so, without Direct Deposit activated but taking into account the other elements, the Social Security payment should not be late in any of the months.
