In less than two weeks, select recipients of Social Security retirement money will receive a payment of up to $4,194.
Retirement benefits from the Social Security Administration are issued to recipients in waves of three. Payments begin on the second Wednesday of the month. The first February payment, scheduled for Feb. 8, will be for recipients who were born between the 1st and 10th of a month, according to the administration's calendar.
A person must have retired when he or she was 70 to receive the highest payment of $4,194. Recipients who retired at 67 will receive a maximum check of $3,345, and anyone who retired at 62 will get up to $2,364, according to the SSA. Retirement payments for other recipients will follow later in the month. Recipients who were born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive their payment on Feb. 15, and people born between the 21st and 31st of a month will be paid on Feb. 22.Regular Social Security payments are based on earnings that a recipient makes throughout his or her lifetime and do not have any limits based on income or resources.
Analysts estimate that unless action is taken by Congress, Social Security insolvency may occur as early as 2034. One reason for the looming insolvency crisis is that more people are living longer thanks to advancements in science and medication, allowing them to take part in Social Security benefits longer than expected. In addition, the number of people working and paying taxes to support these benefits is gradually decreasing, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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