May 28 Social Security Checks: Will You Get the COLA Boost?

May 28 Social Security Checks: The Social Security Administration is getting ready to send out another round of payments on Wednesday, May 28. These monthly checks help a lot of people across the country who depend on them to cover everyday things like rent, groceries, and bills.

This group of payments is for retirees, people with disabilities, and also for those who receive survivors’ benefits. Not everyone gets their check on the same day, though. The SSA spreads the dates out to keep things running smooth and to make sure their system doesn’t get backed up.

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The SSA set it up this way to make sure money gets out on time and without issues. There was also a separate payment earlier in the month for anyone who started receiving benefits before 1997.

This month, payments are divided into three Wednesdays:

• May 14: For those born between the 1st and 10th of the month.
• May 21: For those born between the 11th and 20th.
• May 28: For those born from the 21st to the 31st.

SSI Payments Are Coming Early

Besides regular Social Security payments, there’s also the Supplemental Security Income program, or SSI. This one is for older adults, blind people, or folks with serious disabilities who don’t make much money. Normally, these payments go out on the first of each month. But in May, something different is happening. June 1 falls on a Sunday this year, so the SSA decided to send out the next SSI payment early on Thursday, May 30. That means people who get SSI will actually receive two checks this month: one on May 1 and another on May 30.

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Right now, about 7.4 million people in the U.S. are getting SSI. Half of them also get regular Social Security payments too. How much money people get each month depends on how long they worked and when they decided to retire. Some people get around $2,831 a month, and others who waited longer to retire can get as much as $5,108.

If someone’s payment doesn’t show up when it’s supposed to, the SSA says not to worry right away. They recommend waiting three business days before calling them. Most of the payments go out electronically, and delays are rare, but it’s still good to know what to do just in case something goes wrong.