We’re headed into December, and meaning a brand new spherical of Social Security checks will quickly be headed out. When you obtain your examine relies on how lengthy you have been receiving advantages and what day of the month you have been born. Below, we’ll break down the cost schedule for December, how your cost date is set and extra questions you’ll have.
If you are still ready in your examine from November take a look at what you need to do in case your Social Security cost is lacking.
Read on to search out out should you ought to count on to obtain your examine this week and the way your cost date is set by the Social Security Administration and different authorities profit cost dates. For extra, do not miss the Social Security and SSDI cheat sheet and directions on how one can apply for Supplemental Security Income.
When will I get my Social Security examine?
Want to know which day of the month you may get your examine? Here’s the Social Security and SSDI cost schedule for November.
Social Security Payment Schedule December 2024
| You’ve obtained Social Security earlier than May 1997 | Dec. 3 |
|---|---|
| If your birthday falls between the first and tenth of any given month | Dec. 11 |
| If your birthday falls between the eleventh and twentieth of any given month | Dec. 18 |
| If your birthday falls between the twenty first and thirty first of any given month | Nov. 24 |
How is my Social Security cost date decided?
Social Security funds are sometimes paid out beginning on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The remaining two funds might be paid out on the next two Wednesdays of the month. Which week you obtain your cost relies on your birthdate. There is one huge exception, which I’ll cowl beneath.
| Birthdate between: | Social Security examine date |
|---|---|
| 1st and the tenth | 2nd Wednesday of the month |
| eleventh and the twentieth | third Wednesday of the month |
| twenty first and thirty first | 4th Wednesday of the month |
Will I obtain my different authorities advantages on the identical day?
If you have obtained Social Security advantages earlier than May 1997, or obtain each Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, your cost schedule is not decided by your birthdate. Instead, funds are paid out each month on the identical date with a few exceptions that I’ll clarify beneath.
Social Security funds might be despatched out on the third of every month, whereas SSI funds are despatched out on the first of every month. These dates will generally change if the first or the third of the month falls on a weekend or vacation. For occasion, March 3 fell on a weekend, so Social Security recipients obtained their March funds two days early, on March 1. The similar will occur within the month of November.
The solely advantages which might be paid on the identical schedule are Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance.
Didn’t obtain your Social Security examine? Start right here.
If your examine does not present up when it is alleged to or in any respect, the Social Security Administration suggests ready for 3 extra mailing days earlier than contacting it. After that, you may name the nationwide toll-free quantity: 1-800-772-1213.
The SSA notes that “wait instances to talk to a consultant are sometimes shorter within the morning, later within the week and later within the month.”
If you are having hassle getting ahold of the SSA via the nationwide quantity, you need to use their workplace locator to discover a native workplace to succeed in out to.
For extra, see how one can apply for Social Security advantages for eligible kids and how one can apply for Social Security Disability Insurance.
