In just a few days, tens of millions of Social Security retirement payments worth up to $4,194 will go out to eligible individuals.
The standard payments issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) each month will be sent on Jan. 11 for people born between the 1st and 10th of a month, according to a 2023 schedule posted by the agency (pdf). Retirement benefits start on the second Wednesday of each month.
On the following Wednesdays, retirees who are slated to receive Social Security payments will get their payments, with people whose birthdays occur on the 11th and 20th of a month getting a payment on Jan. 18. People born between the 21st and 30th will be paid on Jan. 25, according to the longstanding payment schedule….