Different groups of retirees in the United States get their Social Security payments on different days depending on certain requirements. If we take into account that each group has different characteristics, we only have to know which group of retirees we belong to.
In this sense, there is a retirement year that determines whether we belong to one group or another. Retirees prior to the year 1997 can get check on a specific day of each month, while retirees after that year get payment on different days depending on their birthday.
So if your check is from May 1997 or earlier, the Social Security Administration can send you the new retirement checks that will arrive in a few days. Check all the requirements and see, if you are not eligible, when in September you will get your payment.
Who gets the September 3rd Social Security payment?
The September 3rd payment has only one mandatory requirement. So, if your check is prior to May 1997, you can get this payment without any problems. Having it on September 3rd itself will depend on whether or not you have activated Direct Deposit. This method of collection means that we have all the checks for these benefits much sooner.
So if we are not eligible for this payment we should look at the complete September calendar. Only then will we know when we will get our payment for the month. To that end, the Social Security payment days during September are:
- September 3rd. Social Security payment for pre-May 1997 retirees.
- September 11th. Social Security payment for retirees after May 1997. It is also necessary to have a birthday between the 1st and 10th of the month.
- September 18th. Social Security payment for retirees after May 1997. Birthdays between the 11th and 20th of the month are also required.
- September 25th. Social Security payment for retirees after May 1997. It is also necessary to have a birthday between the 21st and 31st of the month.
Remember that those are the days when Social Security sends out the check, but getting it on the same day depends directly on whether we have activated Direct Deposit. Also, the amount of the collection will depend directly on your work history.
In any case, it is also good to keep in mind that the type of benefit does not matter in order to get the new payment. Any retiree of any type who meets the above-mentioned requirement will be able to collect the September 3rd Social Security check.