The United States Government will be paying new Social Security checks to a group of eligible Americans. Having a retirement benefit may grant a check in the next few hours to use for whatever is needed. This check can be for up to $4,873.
However, eligibility requirements must be met in order to obtain this benefit. That is to say, not all retirees by the simple fact of having Social Security accepted can get the payment this May 22nd. Two conditions must be met.
Conditions for the May 22nd Social Security payment
Thus, in order to get the May 22nd 2024 payment we will need to pass two mandatory filters. These two filters correspond to the check conditions for group 4 beneficiaries. This is the last group to collect each month, so after that payment there are no more Social Security checks.
The conditions for getting next day’s check are:
- Have had Social Security since May 1997 onwards. You are not required to have applied for payment in that month, but you are required to have applied in any month thereafter.
- Have a birthday between the 21st and 31st of any month. Neither the year of birth nor the month is important, only the exact day.
Thus, a Social Security retirement payment of up to $4,873 may arrive in your checking account. After this day’s payment there will be no more payments in May 2024. At least, there are no more payments related to the retirement benefit, but we will have an extra payment before the end of the month.
Extra Social Security payment in May 2024
Those eligible Americans will also be able to get an extra payment on May 31st, 2024. This extra payment will be only for eligible Americans who have Supplemental Security Income accepted. This extra benefit is only for the neediest Americans.
The payment of this Social Security benefit on the 31st day of May 31st is unusual, but due to a calendar irregularity it will be the case this month. The payment actually corresponds to the month of June 2024, but the 1st will be a weekend, which means that the payment will arrive early.
Even so, we might not get the payment on this day. It all depends on whether we have Direct Deposit activated or not. The beneficiaries with this collection method will have the money available on May 31st. Those who do not, will get the extra payment from Social Security in the following days.