The organization of Social Security payments is one of the best things retirees in the United States can find. Knowing the exact day on which beneficiaries can get each of the payments is without a doubt something very advantageous for them.
And the truth is that it is easy to know this information. Each Social Security collection day has different requirements. Knowing what those requirements are is more than enough to determine whether we will have the money available sooner or later. And best of all, each new month that begins, the rules are similar.
How do I get my next Social Security payment?
In the next week, retirees at age 70 can get $4,873 if they meet several requirements. All other retirees can also get this payment. It will all depend on the requirements, but the type of benefit or the amount we get does not cause the checks to arrive on different dates.
The next May 8th payment has two main requirements:
- Have a retirement check since after May 1997.
- To have a birthday between the 1st and 10th of any month.
Thus, a retiree with these characteristics can get Social Security in the next week. And it doesn’t matter if the check is for retirement due to age, disability or any other reason. Just meeting those two conditions is more than enough.
How do I increase my Social Security check?
The truth is that once we apply for a Social Security retirement payment, we can’t increase the amount. But what we can do is plan ahead for our monthly check. If we keep this in mind, the payment could be as high as $4,873 or close to it.
The rules for getting the biggest possible check for retirement are to apply for Social Security at age 70, have worked a minimum of 35 years and have a high salary for all those years. Anything short of those three characteristics will cause us to lose retirement money.
So try to be very close to those three elements before you apply for a retirement check. In the event that you can’t get a high check, remember that you can also apply for either SNAP Food Stamps or Supplemental Security Income to get a little extra money each month.