Those United States citizens with a Social Security benefit still have time to get a check in January. If you have one of these payments and still haven’t gotten it in January 2024 you don’t have to worry. The Administration will be sending out up to 2 different checks in the next few weeks. Therefore, you could be part of the group that will have the money available soon.
In total, the Administration always sends four different payments during a month. If we are not from one group of retirees we are from another group. So the important thing in these cases, in order to better organize the household economy, is to know this calendar well. Those Americans who are familiar with the Social Security payment schedule have a great advantage over those who are not.
Retirement checks are a fundamental pillar in the economy of thousands of Americans. Getting this check on time can become essential for Social Security beneficiaries who have no other source of income. Likewise, activating the fastest collection method for these cases is also essential, as it ensures that we avoid delays in the benefit.
Which retirees are eligible for the next two Social Security payments?
Only two groups can get a new Social Security check in the remaining days of January. The payments will be made on the 17th and 24th of January, the third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Each group will get a payment on a different day. The requirements for each of the payments are mandatory, so it is not possible to cash a check if they are not met.
The January 17th payment is for Americans who have a birthday between the 11th and 20th of each month. Similarly, the beneficiary who falls into this group must have gotten the first Social Security payment after 1997. Both of these requirements are mandatory, so there is no way to cash the check if these conditions are not met.
This second requirement coincides with one of the requirements for retirees in the group to be paid on the 24th day of January. Therefore, the check on this day is for retirees with a post-1997 check and a birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month. If we meet these requirements, the payment for this day will be ours.
Requirement to get the retirement payment immediately
The calendar days we have marked above are not the days on which we will necessarily get a check. What is certain is that the Social Security Administration will send out a check on those days. But getting the payment on the day is only possible if we activate a specific collection method.
That collection method is none other than Direct Deposit. If we have Direct Deposit activated, any SSA benefit will arrive immediately without having to wait a single minute. As soon as the Administration sends the check, we will have it available to use it for whatever we need.
Also, Direct Deposit is not only for Social Security payments. Other types of payments such as the IRS Tax Refund, for example, also reach our pocket much sooner if we have this collection method activated.