alt.social-security-disability

"Jack" wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:30:50 -0000, Relayer
> wrote:
>
>
>>Jack, I began disability in 2005. I was originally scheduled for the
>>2nd Wednesday and they then sent me a letter changing to the third.
>>Also, a friend of mine who began in 2002 is also on the 3rd. His was
>>changed the same time, which was Jan 2006.
>
> R,
> I don't have any answer for that.
>
> "Old timers" who were getting paid on the 3rd day of the month could
> volunteer for the Wednesday schedule, but I never heard of people on
> the Wednesday schedule being put on payment the 3rd day of the
> month.
>
> Payment date wasn't a disability matter & involved people in other
> departments, but when I worked there, recall that *every* title II
> beneficiary was paid on the 3rd day of the month.
>
> This is what the web page says:
> ______
>
> When are Social Security benefit checks paid by direct deposit or
> check?
>
> Answer
> Social Security benefits are paid each month, but for the previous
> month. For example the check received in June is for the month of
> May.
>
> When you applied for benefits, the Social Security representative
> told
> you when you can expect to receive your benefit payment. Your
> benefit
> award notice also has this information. Generally, the day in the
> month on which you receive your benefit depends on the birth date of
> the person on whose record you receive benefits. For example, if you
> receive benefits as a retired or disabled worker, your benefit will
> be
> determined by your birth date. If you receive benefits as a spouse,
> your benefit payment date will be determined by your spouse's birth
> date.
>
> Here's how it works:
>
> Birth date on Benefits paid on
> 1st - 10th Second Wednesday
> 11th - 20th Third Wednesday
> 21st - 31st Fourth Wednesday
>
> For example, your date of birth is June 16. Your monthly retirement
> check will be paid on the third Wednesday of every month.
>
> For a calendar showing payment dates, see the Schedule of Social
> Security Benefit Payments .
>
> People who currently receive their benefits on the third of the
> month
> continue to do so. The same is true for people who receive both
> Social
> Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. For them,
> Social Security benefits are paid on the third of the month and SSI
> on
> the first of the month.
>
> Normally, once the date you receive your benefits is determined, it
> will not change. However, beneficiaries paid on the third of the
> month
> can, under certain circumstances, volunteer to change their payment
> day, but they will not be able to choose their payment cycle. The
> date-of-birth formula will determine the new payment day. The
> decision
> to volunteer for cycling is permanent but the payment cycle could
> change if entitlement on a new record occurs.
>
> The date you receive your benefits has no effect on the way your
> benefits are figured.
>


Any recipient of SS or SSDI may change their payment from the
birth-date schedule to the 3rd. if they are receiving any type of aid
from their state or housing assistance from HUD's section 8 program.
Several states place a payment date order in as soon as someone on SS
or SSDI qualifies for any form of state aid such as food stamps,
Medicaid, Medicare part B assistance, medical for a recipients child
etc. Also if a recipient or anyone on his account is receiving child
support through any state agency that agency can order a change to the
3rd. of the month.