People who retired in the US get a Social Security check every month to cover their costs. To keep things clear, some of them get paid on different days.
From what the Social Security Administration says, the first retirees to get a check in December are those who began getting payments before May 1997.
Every month, these people, no matter how old they are, will all get the same amount of money. The SSA will send three more payments to people who claimed their checks after that date. These will be sent on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
Full plan of December 2024 Social Security checks
More than 72 million people get money from Social Security. Because of this, the government had to make a monthly payment plan so that everyone knew when they needed to make payments for all of their payments.
Please look at the official payment plan or this list of dates coming up this month to find out more about when things are due.
- On December 3rd: For retirees, survivors, and disabled individuals who collected benefits before May 1997
- On December 11th: For retirees, survivors, and disabled individuals who collected benefits after May 1997 and who additionally were born between the 1st and the 10th
- On December 18th: For retirees, survivors, and disabled individuals who collected benefits after May 1997 and who additionally were born between the 11th and the 20th
- On December 24th: For retirees, survivors, and disabled individuals who collected benefits after May 1997 and who additionally were born between the 21st and the 31st
- On December 31st: For beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program who will get their January benefits in advance.
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program will pay people on December 31 who will get their January payments early.
Remember that people who get SSI will be the first people in the US to get a bigger Social Security check in 2025. The new cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 2.5% will be added to this check.
Some people will get their benefits on December 31 instead of January 1 because January 1 is a holiday. More people will start getting their bigger checks on January 3.
The December Social Security check is now official. Retirees will be able to get it in less than 48 hours.
Also, remember that if your benefits don’t come by the due date, you should wait at least three mailing days before calling or visiting your My Social Security account to see if your payment has been made.
Who will get how much money in their December Social Security check?
When people in the US retire, they can get different amounts of money. As of their full retirement age (FRA), how many Social Security points they have, and how much they paid in Social Security taxes while they were working all play a role. Based on these rules, workers who have retired will get the following amounts of money:
- $2,710 per month for those who claimed their first Social Security check before the full retirement age
- $3,822 per month for those who decided to claim benefits until reaching 67 years old
- $4,873 per month for those who delayed benefits until reaching 70 years old
Social Security will add 2.5% to their next check to cover the cost of living after these payments are made. This means the following amounts will be given to American retirees:
| Retirement benefits | Social Security checks | 2.57% COLA increase | 2.63% COLA increase |
| On average | $1,900 | $1,949 | $1,950 |
| Age 62 | $2,710 | $2,780 | $2,781 |
| Age 67 | $3,822 | $3,920 | $3,923 |
| Age 70 | $4,873 | $4,998 | $5,001 |
Besides retired workers, survivors, disabled people, and SSI recipients will get the following payment amounts:
| Survivor benefits (Plus 2.5%) | SSDI benefits (Plus 2.5%) | SSI benefits (Plus 2.5%) |
| On average: $1,543 Individual: $1,8172 Children: $3,744 | On average: $1,575 Blind recipients: $2,655Maximum payment: $3,918 | On average: $715 Individuals: $967Couples: $1,450Essential person: $484 |
