In just a few days Social Security beneficiaries in the United States who meet certain requirements will be able to collect a check for up to $4,555. This group is the second group to get the payment in the month of October.
If the beneficiaries do not meet these requirements, they do not have to worry. The Social Security Administration sends payments on up to 4 different days of the month. So in October we can get the payment on the next 11th day or on some of the other 3 days marked on the calendar.
One of the Social Security groups has already received their benefit on the 3rd day of October. That group is retirees with a pre-1997 benefit. In order to cash that day’s check, you don’t need to meet any extra requirements.
Likewise, if you are in this group and you do not have your check with the amount you should claim the payment, since it is the first of the month of October and all beneficiaries should have it by now.
Even so, in the next few days there is a new check and that check requires two conditions. If we pass these two filters, we will get the money within just a few days. So it is worth checking the situation and looking at the eligibility criteria. Do you belong to group 2 of Social Security beneficiaries?
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GETTING THE OCTOBER 11TH SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
The filters we must pass in order to get this check are two. On the one hand, we have one related to the year of retirement. On the other hand, we have another filter related to the birthday.
As far as the year of retirement is concerned, it has nothing to do with the age of the retiree. The only important thing is that we have applied for Social Security after 1997. If we have the benefit after that year we will pass the first filter.
The second essential filter is to have a birthday between the 1st and 10th of the month. Just by meeting those filters we will be able to enjoy our benefit on the next October 11th, whether it is $4,555 or a much smaller amount.
In addition to that, we should also note that Social Security beneficiaries who want to get check as soon as possible should activate Direct Deposit. Without this active collection method, it can take up to 3 days for the money to show up. And that can be a major setback for Americans who are waiting to get their benefit as soon as possible.
The great thing about this collection method is that it is also useful for other checks such as Supplemental Security Income. Any payments sent by the Social Security Administration will arrive sooner if we activate Direct Deposit.