One of the great advantages that retirees have is that when they start collecting a Social Security check, they can know the day on which they get it. The retirement payment schedule is very clear and in the United States any American can know on which day the Administration will send his or her benefit.
In total, the payment schedule is divided into four different days. This means that each retiree can get paid on one of those days. But there is no way to get two different checks on two different days. In other words, Social Security only sends one check per retiree to each group, with exceptions.
Which group of retirees gets the new Social Security?
The next of the Social Security payments will go to retirees who are part of beneficiary group 2. This group of beneficiaries has two main characteristics. If we comply with both characteristics, the payment will arrive without any problem in the next few days.
The first of these requirements is to have the benefit as of May 1997. If we have applied for the check for retirement after that date, we are within this group in the absence of one more condition.
The second condition is to have a birthday between the 1st and 10th of any month. It is not necessary to have a birthday in a specific month, but any month is valid to get this benefit. So with both requirements we would be within the group that will collect the check for retirees on April 10th.
More payments for retirees in the month of April
The rest of the retirees who are not part of this group will also get their benefit in the month of April. On the one hand, we have another payment on the 17th day of the month. On the other hand, the last of the checks arrives on April 24th. Only if we meet the requirements will we have access to both payments.
The check on April 17th is for retirees with birthdays between the 11th and 20th of any month. It is also necessary to have applied for the benefit after May 1997.
The last group is required to have applied for a check after May 1997, as well as to have a birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month. After the April 24th payment, retirees will have to wait until May to get a new benefit.