Social Security benefits will be distributed in the month of April 2024 without any delay. Payments will be distributed to all beneficiary groups between April 1 and 24, as appropriate.
The first payment is on the 1st of each month, that is, on April 1, and then three payments are made on the four Wednesdays of the same month. We tell you when you will receive your payments if you are a beneficiary of Social Security and all its programs.
The Social Security Payment Dates in April 2024
The Social Security payment schedule starts with those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), who will see their check or deposit on April 1, and it is usually in the early morning when the money is reflected for those who have opted for automatic deposit.
Then, on April 3, Social Security retirees who have been receiving their payments since before May 1997 will find their long-awaited money. Then moving on to Wednesday, April 10, the payment will arrive for those who receive retirement after May 1997, and that same day is the payment date for those who have birthdays between the 1st and the 10th of any month.
April 17 will be the magic date for post-1997 retirees with birthdays between the 11th and 20th of any given month. Finally, the payment schedule closes on April 24 with the deposit or sending of paper checks for retirees who turn between the 21st and the 31st of any month, who receive it after May 1997.
The Maximum Social Security Retirement Benefit in 2024
The maximum Social Security benefit you can collect depends on your full retirement age: if yours is reached in 2024, your check will be $3,822, but if you retire at the age of 62 in this same year, your benefit will be reduced to $2,710. But, if you retire at age 70 in 2024, your payout will grow substantially to a maximum of $4,873.
In the United States, those people who have accumulated enough work credits throughout their working life qualify to retire. The work credits are granted based on the income obtained through work subject to Social Security. You can accumulate a maximum of 4 work credits per year, and you need at least 40 credits in total to qualify for retirement.
Other Social Security programs are Disability Insurance (SSDI), which provides benefits to people who have a disability that prevents them from working. People who want to use this insurance must also have accumulated work credits. The severity of the disability and its impact on the ability to work are assessed.
There is also the Supplemental Security Income (SSI), designed to provide financial support to low-income people who are over the age of 65, blind or disabled. It does not require having accumulated work credits, but it does require having limited income and resources.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the Survivors Insurance, which makes available to surviving relatives of a deceased beneficiary (such as widowed spouses, minor or disabled children, and dependent parents) monthly money to continue defraying their expenses.