Retirees will receive the final wave of Social Security retirement payments for June, worth up to $4,555, in less than a week, according to the Social Security Administration’s schedule.
The payment, which will be sent out on June 28, will be for recipients born after the 21st of the month, and it will go out on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The monthly payments are disbursed on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
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The initial wave of payments was sent on June 14 to recipients born between the first and 10th of a month, and the second was disbursed on Wednesday for those born between the 11th and 20th of the month.
Although there are three different waves of payments, each recipient receives one check each month.
The maximum amount of money each beneficiary receives differs depending on his or her age at retirement. Recipients who retire at 62 get monthly installments of up to $2,572, those who retire at 67 receive a maximum benefit of $3,627, and people who delay retirement until 70 get the highest payment of a maximum of $4,555 per month, according to the SSA.
Social Security recipients receive a cost-of-living adjustment every year based on the previous year’s consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. However, that increase could be drastically lower than 2023’s. The year 2024 could see an increase of just 2.7%. In 2023, retirees saw an 8.7% increase.
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Recipients could also see a decrease in their payments in the future if Congress does not settle on funding for the program. Discussions on the future of Social Security have occurred in Congress for years, and experts have warned that the program could be insolvent in 10 years if nothing is done. Money in the program’s trust is expected to run out by 2033.
The current age of retirement in the United States is 67, but a recent proposal by House Republicans has suggested slowly raising the full age of retirement to 69 by 2033. But those looking to retire in the near future could also take an early retirement at 62, or they can wait as late as 70.
