Will you receive $1,900 from Social Security on Wednesday, Jan. 8? Find out if you’re on the list

The Social Security Administration sends out almost 73 million payments each month to its program beneficiaries. These include retired workers, surviving spouses, as well as recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income.

The agency follows a distribution schedule based on recipients' date of birth and the type of benefits they collect.

Payments for retirees are generally issued on Wednesdays.

Those born between the 1st and 10th of the month receive their money on the second Wednesday; those born between the 11th and 20th receive theirs on the third Wednesday of the month, and those born between the 21st and 31st get their checks on the fourth.

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Workers who started receiving their retirement payments before May 1997 are not covered by this schedule. They receive their benefits on the third day of the month, regardless of their date of birth.

Supplemental Security Income payments are usually made on the 1st of each month. Those who receive both SSI and Social Security benefits receive SSI on the 1st of the month and Social Security retirement checks according to the birth-date schedule.

Beneficiaries who will receive a Social Security check on Wednesday, Jan.8

The Social Security Administration already sent January payments to SSI beneficiaries on Dec. 31, with the money being advanced because Jan. 1 was a federal holiday.

Retirees who began collecting Social Security checks before May 1997 received their checks on Friday, Jan. 3.

The beneficiaries who will receive an average payment of almost $2,000 on Wednesday, Jan. 8 are those whose date of birth is between the 1st and the 10th of the month.

This benefit will already include the 2.5% COLA increase.

How much money will I receive from Social Security in 2025?

The amount that beneficiaries receive from Social Security varies from person to person, as it depends on several factors such as contribution history and the age at which the individual requests retirement payments.

Social Security provides a list of official estimates that offer a clearer picture to those who are planning their financial future.

In 2025, the average monthly payment for an individual retiree is now $1,976, thanks to the 2.5% COLA adjustment.

The government agency has listed the average Social Security payments for the year as follows:

The federal maximum monthly amounts for Supplemental Security Income will increase from $967 for a qualified individual, $1,450 for a qualified couple, and $484 for an essential person.

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All Social Security payments will increase by 2.5% in 2025 due to the Cost of Living Adjustment, a mechanism used to match payments with current inflation and avoid the loss of purchasing power for beneficiaries.

Although these numbers are not tied to the cost-of-living adjustment, here are the maximum amounts a retiree can expect to receive this year:

For more information, visit the official SSA website.

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