Social Security update: First round of January payments worth $4,873 goes out in five days

The first group of retirees will receive their January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, in a little under one week.

Retired seniors born between the 1st and 10th of a month will receive their first payment of 2024 in five days, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Those born on or after the 11th of a month will receive their payments in one of the two later disbursements, which go out on Jan. 17 and Jan. 24.

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The initial Social Security payments are disbursed on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out on the third and fourth Wednesdays, respectively.

The age of recipients at the time of retirement, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into Social Security all affect the maximum payment retirees can receive. However, payments largely depend on the age at which recipients retire. The highest amount that a senior who retires at 70 can get is $4,873 per month. But the youngest age of retirement is 62.

Recipients should see a 3.2% increase in their checks for 2024 compared to their monthly payments in 2023. The boost is part of the annual cost-of-living adjustment, which was announced in October.

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The totals sent out are expected to shrink unless Congress takes some action to prevent it. Analysts estimate the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to give out full payments to recipients as early as 2034 due to a rising number of retirees and a declining number of workers.

Beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of what they can expect each month through the SSA’s calculator.