Payments of Up to $5,108 Arriving This Week

Social Security Update: Payments of Up to $5,108 Arriving This Week
Two rounds of payments from the Social Security Administration will be made this week. The SSA pays out retirement, survivor and disability benefits every month, helping to form the bedrock of income for some 70 million Americans. Payments are administered on a monthly basis and paid in one lump sum for most recipients.
Social Security March direct payment worth $967 goes out in 4 days
The Supplemental Security Income check for March will be sent to eligible recipients in four days, with the payments being worth up to $967 for individual filers. On Feb. 28, the Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens in accordance with the agency’s mandate that these benefits must be given to recipients by the first day of each month.
150-year-olds are not receiving Social Security payments
No one has ever lived that long, but a misleading spreadsheet from Elon Musk purports to show they’re still in the safety net agency’s files.
When Are March 2025 Social Security Payments Coming?
The maximum monthly SSI payment for 2025 is $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple. But again, how much you get could be lower based on your income, living situation, and other factors.
Third round of February Social Security payments goes out in 2 days
Millions of Social Security recipients will receive their monthly retirement checks for February in two days. Social Security beneficiaries who were born from the 21st through the 31st of his or her respective birth month will receive his or her regular monthly check for February from the Social Security Administration on Feb.
Here's What to Do If You Owe Social Security Benefit Taxes You Can't Pay
What you want to do is get ahead of the problem. First, pay as much as you can upfront, even if it's not the full amount. This will reduce your outstanding balance, which will be subject to a 0.5% monthly failure-to-pay penalty, up to a maximum of 25% of the unpaid amount.
Social Security: 3 Reasons Not to Wait Until 70 to Claim Benefits
If your spouse never worked or worked very part-time, they may not be eligible for Social Security based on their own ...
Social Security Was Never Your Personal Savings Account For Retirement
Many people still misunderstand how the system works and why there isn't enough money to keep it strong for the immediate ...
Will You Get a Tax Refund If You’re Taking Social Security Benefits?
There's not much to look forward to except the hope of a tax refund at tax time. Learn More: 8 States To Move to If You Don't ...
Third round of February Social Security payments goes out in three days
The third round of February’s Social Security payments will go out to the final group of retirees in three days.
Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees
The Social Security Fairness Act retroactively reverses some 1983 reforms and increases benefits for some retired state and ...
Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he misleadingly claimed on Feb. 18 that ...
Social Security Gets Major $205-Billion Boost After COVID Deaths
The deaths of over a million Americans during the pandemic allowed the Social Security program to save billions in future ...
Are ‘150-year-old’ Americans really collecting Social Security? And 4 other common questions on Social Security fraud.
The Trump administration says fraud is rampant in the Social Security Administration, with millions of dead beneficiaries ...