The government of USA has been delivering the social security checksthis benefit is sent by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and consists of paying more than $ 1,800, especially aimed at retired workers, recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and other beneficiaries due to disability or survivors.
Social Security Checks have been the most successful subsidy in recent years during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this 2023, checks will continue to be distributed in the USA as the basic basket continues to increase, so this money helps cover these types of expenses. In the following DEPOR note, find out all the details so that you can collect and find out what the estimated payment dates are according to the calendar that has been established for this year.
When do they pay the Social Security Check in March?
Beneficiaries will receive their payments on the first or last days of each month if the first day falls on a weekend. The rest of the Social Security checks are sent based on the birthday of the recipients:
- Second Wednesday of the month: retirees with a date of birth between the 1st and 10th
- Third Wednesday: beneficiaries born between the 11th and 20th
- Fourth Wednesday: retirees born between 21 and 31
Dates of March payments already sent:
- March 1: SSI recipients
- March 3: Payees who began receiving their payments before May 1997
Remaining payments for March:
- March 8: Beneficiaries with a date of birth between 1 and 10
- March 15: Beneficiaries with a date of birth between 11 and 20
- March 22: Beneficiaries with a date of birth between 21 and 31
- March 31: SSI Recipients
It is worth mentioning that in March two Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are sent, the one that corresponds to this month and the advance payment for April, since the first day of the month is Saturday.
How much did the payments increase and who receives it?
With the 8.7% COLA increase, retiree payments will increase by about $146. According to the SSA, average payments during January of this year were $1,827. On the other hand, average payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will increase to about $656.
- Now, the average Social Security check will be $1,827 for retired workers, which is an increase of $146 from the average check in 2022.
- Couples in which both spouses receive Social Security benefits will receive, on average, a check for $2,972.
- A widower with two children will receive, on average, a check for $3,520.
- A widower will only receive, on average, a check for $1,704.
- A disabled worker with his partner and a child will receive, on average, a check of $2,616.
- Disabled workers will receive, on average, a check for $1,483.
- In the case of Supplemental Social Security (SSI), the standard check will be $914 for individuals and $1,371 for couples.