Social Security update: Direct monthly
$1,681 payment to be sent out to millions
in just one day
Washington Examiner,
by
Asher Notheis
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
12/13/2022 10:49:27 PM
There is only one day left before millions of Social Security beneficiaries receive a direct payment worth an average of $1,681.
This payment, intended for retirees, will be sent in three waves, with people who have their birthdays between the 1st and the 10th of a month getting paid first on Dec. 14. Payments for retirees always begin on the second Wednesday of a month, with later payments being sent on the following Wednesdays, according to the Social Security Administration.
"You can begin getting Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62," the SSA says on its website. "But we will reduce your benefits by as much as 30% below what
Reply 1 - Posted by:
halfnorsk 12/13/2022 11:02:05 PM (No. 1356030)
Attaboy, Brandon. No matter how much you fatten my inflation-eroded Social Security check, you still won't get my vote.
124 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Birddog 12/14/2022 2:00:04 AM (No. 1356068)
I took the little old lady across the roads car to be serviced for her today...when I returned she was confused, she had just received a $1,300 check from SS with no explanation of why.
She doesn't think it was "Biden" that sent it...she thinks it was "God", she is in the middle of having a bathroom remodeled, the check was/is the exact amount being charged.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
FJB 2022 23 24 12/14/2022 3:00:04 AM (No. 1356081)
Is this in addition to regular monthly ss payments? If so, thanks Joe, but I will still vote against you and your damn party!
94 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 12/14/2022 3:35:29 AM (No. 1356083)
Isn't this just about the regular social security payments? We get ours on the second Wednesday of each month because our birthdays fall on the 6th and the 10th. So this article is just about what has been happening for several decades, so why the story? Next month there will be a slight raise in the amount retirees get but that's been known for several months.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
natpock1 12/14/2022 5:14:42 AM (No. 1356122)
No news here just trying to make you think the government cares
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 12/14/2022 6:33:21 AM (No. 1356153)
Did I miss something or is this "article" simply a description of what happens every month to Social Security recipients?
80 people like this.
This is the most poorly written article I have seen on Lucianne.
The first sentence is nonsensical. The rest is not news, but looks like the social security website.
I cannot imagine why it is in the must reads!!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MattMusson1 12/14/2022 7:06:13 AM (No. 1356176)
When the SSN system was adopted in the 1930's, there was a basic clause saying if the Trust Fund ran out and the system went to Pay as You Go - everyone would take a 20% cut across the board.
That clause is still law. And, Biden Inflation has pushed that point forward a bunch. Your cut is coming.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
skacmar 12/14/2022 7:25:53 AM (No. 1356186)
Poorly written article! Is the article about people getting an extra check or is it just describing what the new benefits will be with the inflation increase?
40 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
walcb 12/14/2022 7:26:01 AM (No. 1356187)
I am glad I am not the only one who doesn't understand the point of this article--is it a one time check for inflation in 2022 with an inflation addition for future regular checks, or is this talking about the inflation adjustment that always happens when we have inflation and the adjustment will begin soon? I think virtually everyone knows about receiving greatly reduced checks if you begin at 62 compared to waiting until you are 70. I really don't understand what I am supposed to take away from this.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 12/14/2022 7:33:44 AM (No. 1356196)
Social Security, like everything else, is bankrupt.....but keep those printing presses rolling anyway.
29 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/14/2022 8:20:52 AM (No. 1356228)
We are being gifted for Christmas with our own money. How special!
38 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
southernboy 12/14/2022 8:39:35 AM (No. 1356240)
Reads like little Asher Notheis must be fresh out of Journalism school and a new hire at the Examiner....and just finding out about Social Security.
if I get an additional check, Whoopee! But I won't wait on it!
14 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Hugh Akston 12/14/2022 8:40:32 AM (No. 1356242)
I did a little internet research, and I think(?) this is just for those who receive Supplemental Security Income...not in addition to or an extra payment for those who receive their 'regular' Social Security check.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bpl40 12/14/2022 8:59:23 AM (No. 1356258)
Scoured the 'net and SSI website. Did not find anything like an extra check. What i got in my account was the regular payment.
19 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
felixcat 12/14/2022 9:30:27 AM (No. 1356290)
Gee #2 - must be nice to be a retired little old lady who can afford to have her bathroom remodeled. I am still working and cannot afford to have my bathroom remodeled at this time.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Redbone 12/14/2022 9:43:12 AM (No. 1356310)
This is fake news. There is no change or "extra" payment. The average SS check is $1,681 and will go out as usual this month. Staff needs to read more carefully.
There was a Medicare premium rebate included in SS checks a few months ago and that explains the $1,300 little old lady payment.
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Haha, read her previous article that is linked in this one. Just as nonsensical as this article. Who is this Asher Notheis? Sheesh. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/largest-benefit-boost-40-years-take-effect-in-just-days
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/14/2022 9:49:02 AM (No. 1356317)
FTA - "Recipients of Social Security payments are set to receive even larger checks next year due to inflation. The average recipient currently receives $1,681, which will rise by 8.7%, roughly $146, to increase payments to $1,827 a month beginning in January. The increase marks the highest increase in Social Security payments since 1981, when the cost of living adjustment was 11.2%."
This is confusing, but it reads like a special payment on top of our regular monthly benefit will happen this month?
11 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Illinois Mom 12/14/2022 10:00:39 AM (No. 1356326)
I read this during the night and must have reread it three times. I still can't understand it. It does say retiree's so everyone with a birthday between the first and tenth of the month should have received this today. Did anyone here find more money in the bank this morning?
I'd consider this a refund of my own money so I'd be happy to take it except I've never before been included in the group that routinely receives money from the government.
13 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
JackBurton 12/14/2022 10:05:02 AM (No. 1356331)
This is confusing. I don't think people get a second Social Security check...But there is something else the Examiner has reported on, the Supplemental Security Income check (not paid for with SS funds) that WILL have two checks this year. It's for people of low income; one must qualify.
And, of course, YOU can qualify if you don't want to work.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/14/2022 10:16:07 AM (No. 1356339)
We are in the first group. Just took a look at our checking account. It shows the direct deposits of our regular monthly benefits. There is no supplemental payment.
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Asher Notheis must be behind on his quota of "breaking news" stories. He has written (and the Washington Examiner has published) several articles in the past 24 hours that all have the same basic content.
Liberty University graduate.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 12/14/2022 10:26:26 AM (No. 1356353)
I’m with #4. This is just the normal payment on the normal schedule. I think Asher needs to do a little research before he writes a nothing burger article.
14 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
judy 12/14/2022 10:34:17 AM (No. 1356355)
My opinion.... it's reimbursement $$$ for payment of supplemental health insurance for people on medicare with qualifying low income. They will be reimbursed. It's not an automatic refund, you are required to fill out the proper forms. Poorly written & confusing article.
6 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
mlsstl 12/14/2022 10:50:31 AM (No. 1356377)
This is one of the most poorly written news articles I've seen recently. It implies a separate Social Security payment is being sent out but is really only about the scheduled inflation adjustment for retirees, which was instituted decades ago. It has nothing to do with the Biden administration. The article also jumps back and forth between various subjects. This reporter needs to go back to high school and retake some basic writing courses.
10 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
DVC 12/14/2022 10:53:56 AM (No. 1356384)
What is this? Sounds like a commercial for SS. Aren't these just the normal SS payments? What "news" is in this story?
7 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
cheeflo 12/14/2022 11:00:15 AM (No. 1356395)
#21 — SSI isn’t as easy to qualify for as you suggest. If you have any savings or investments that can convert to cash above a certain threshold (I think it’s about $2000 for an individual), you don’t qualify, even if your income is limited.
This author has a few other articles at the Washington Examiner that read the same way with different payment schedules and amounts, referring to SSI payments.
When I was a bank teller in the late 70s, all SS checks arrived on the 3rd of the month, making that a very busy day. When payday at the major multi-hospital complex a block away coincided, it was a very, very busy day. And if it was a Friday, the bank stayed open later. The lines were formidable.
Direct Deposit was just getting started, but most people wanted a live check in their hands. Some people with DD stood in line just to get the numbers posted to their savings passbook.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
kangus 12/14/2022 11:05:32 AM (No. 1356404)
I received a letter in the form of a puzzle from the SS, after figuring out how to 'open' it it was an announcement that my benefits had increased 8.7% and detailed the amounts and date I would receive the increase. For veterans it is not the same dates and if you're in a program where the State you live pays your Medicare deductible those show $0. My brothers SS Medicare deductible increased more than the 8.7% increased his befits.
My favorite line:
"Please remember, we will pay you in the month following the month for which it is due"
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 12/14/2022 11:08:16 AM (No. 1356408)
One more thing, how did this completely worthless article end up in the Must Reads?
12 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 12/14/2022 2:45:20 PM (No. 1356567)
Perhaps the check will be the exact amount charged by the hardware store for the tar, the feathers, and the nitroglycerin, sorbents, and stabilizers. Won't need much, there ain't that much to transport skyward.
2 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
cor-vet 12/14/2022 7:49:02 PM (No. 1356766)
The only thing Asher forgot to add to his article was 'bombshell report' about receiving your standard SS checks on the day you normally receive them, which was today for me and the missus, and which is exactly what happened. Because of our birthdays, the regular checks came today, just like they should have. We can call Ashers article 'bombshell' BS!
1 person likes this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
Rich323 12/14/2022 8:37:12 PM (No. 1356793)
This article is BS as this is the normal distribution process in place now and how it’s worked for years. The higher payments due to consumer price index increases, due to INFLATION, don’t start until January 2023, so why all the hoopla. This article is old news just business as usual.
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