The Social Security payment schedule for the month of April is coming to an end, so retirement beneficiaries in the United States need to keep an eye on the days when they can get these benefits. Without a doubt, having a check of this nature accepted makes life easier for Americans, but it is not always possible to collect the payment sent by the Administration.
Citizens who have a retirement check know that they have to look closely at the payment schedule to determine the day of collection. Well, this is not entirely true, since it is not about the day of collection, but rather the day on which the Administration will send the check, since getting it at that time or not depends on other different factors.
Taking all this into account, we must also bear in mind that each retiree belongs to a different Social Security group. This is key to determining when we are going to collect the check, since retirement comes earlier or later depending on the group to which we belong. And on the last day of the month there are some mandatory requirements to keep in mind.
Who receives the last Social Security payment in April?
In order to get this last Social Security payment in April, we are going to have to meet two requirements. These two requirements are what make us part of group 4 of pensioners. Therefore, if we already know that we are part of this group, we already know when in April we will receive the payment.
The two requirements are:
- Your birthday must be between the 21st and 31st of any given month.
- Having applied for a retirement benefit since after May 1997.
Only if you are in this group will the Social Security Administration send you the payment on April 23, 2025. After this payment, you will not receive any more checks for the entire month, so you will have to check the payment schedule for the month of May.
How can you speed up Social Security?
In order to receive the Social Security payment on the same day that the Administration sends it, we must activate Direct Deposit. But that’s not the only thing we can do. At the end of the day, we always have to get the Social Security Administration to send us the check on the day in question.
In addition to being well aware of the payment schedule, we have to keep our information up to date at all times. Any change could result in the Administration sending us the retirement payment later. Whether it’s a change of address, a divorce or any other change in our life. All these changes must be notified at all times.
