Social Security checks for $1,657 go out this month

Social Security checks for $1,657 will be mailed in April.

Social Security checks will be issued by recipients’ dates of birth.

Check the schedule for Social Security checks.

Social Security checks for $1,657 will be sent this month. When yours arrives will depend on your birthday, since payments are distributed from the second to fourth Wednesday of each month and the date is based on the beneficiary’s date of birth, according to The Sun.

People receiving Social Security benefits can also expect a 5.9 percent increase in their annual payment through 2022. This increase is due to the updated cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), according to the outlet.

When will you receive your Social Security check?

The increase was implemented to reflect the rapidly increasing rate of inflation in the United States, which currently is at the highest rate since January 1982 at 7.5 percent. The week of the month this payment is distributed is based on the recipient’s birthday.

For example, The Sun reported, if your birthday is between the 1 and 10 of the month, you will be paid on the second Wednesday of the month. If your birthday falls between the 11th and 20th of the month, you will be paid on the third Wednesday. And if your birthday falls between the 21st and 31st of the month, you will be paid on the fourth Wednesday.

Exact dates of Social Security payment

The Sun published a schedule with Social Security payment dates for the rest of the year: April: Wednesday April 13; Wednesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 27; May: Wednesday, May 11, Wednesday, May 18, and Wednesday, May 25; June: Wednesday June 8, Wednesday June 15 and Wednesday June 22.

The schedule continues like this: July: Wednesday July 13, Wednesday July 20 and Wednesday July 27; August: Wednesday, August 10, Wednesday, August 17, and Wednesday, August 24; September: Wednesday September 14, Wednesday September 21 and Wednesday September 28; October: Wednesday October 12, Wednesday October 19 and Wednesday October 26; November: Wednesday November 9, Wednesday November 16 and Wednesday November 23, and in December they will be distributed on Wednesday, December 14, Wednesday, December 21, and Wednesday, December 28.

Social Security disability payments

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The Sun also explained that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments generally follow the same schedule as the COLA. However, SSDI beneficiaries who began claiming in 1997 or earlier will receive their payments on the third day of each month.

If the third day is a weekend or holiday, you will get your benefits on the previous business day. According to The Sun, the payment schedule for SSDI beneficiaries is as follows: January 3, February 3, March 3, April 1, May 3, June 3, July 1, August 3, 2 September, October 3, November 3 and December 2.