The United States Social Security system establishes a payment schedule that is distributed according to each beneficiary’s date of birth. However, not all retirees get their payments on the same dates, as there are different groups and rules that determine when each transaction takes place. In this article, we will explain why certain retirees will not get their payment on the expected date and what this means for them.
The November 27 Social Security payment has been a topic of conversation, as not all retirees will be able to get it on that day. Retirees born between the 1st and 20th of each month will not have access to this payment. This type of adjustment in payment dates is common within the Social Security system and is due to how payments are organized depending on the date of birth of the beneficiaries.
Retirees who do not get the November 27 payment
In the United States, the Social Security payment schedule is distributed according to the group to which retirees belong, and this schedule varies depending on each person’s day of birth. Retirees born between the 1st and 20th of each month do not get their payment on November 27 because they are not part of group 4, the only group that gets paid on that date.
Below are the groups that will not get their payment on November 27:
- Group 1: Retirees with a benefit prior to May 1997.
- Group 2: Retirees with a benefit after May 1997 with a date of birth between the 1st and 10th of any month.
- Group 3: Retirees with a benefit after May 1997 with a date of birth between the 11th and 20th of any month.
Only retirees in Group 4, those born between the 21st and 31st of any month, are eligible to get the November 27 payment. It is important for beneficiaries in groups 1, 2 and 3 to be aware of this adjustment in order to organize their finances according to the new payment date.
November 29 payment for retirees in group 4
Although retirees born between the 1st and 20th will not receive their payment on November 27, they can still get a payment on the 29th day of November. This payment is the SSI payment, the December payment will be advanced to November 29, due to the fact that December 1st falls on a weekend.
The advance payment of SSI in November ensures that recipients in any group get their money regardless of whether the beginning of December falls on a non-working day. This type of adjustment in payment dates is also standard practice within the Social Security system and ensures that retirees get their benefits on business days.
Therefore, some retirees may get two different payments in the last week of November, although some have already received one of these Social Security payments for the month and will only have access to a payment on the 29th, which is actually an advance of the check on November 1st.