Payments are typically paid out on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month. Which Wednesday you get your check breaks down like this: Birthdate between Social Security check date 1 ...

Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month. If benefits are claimed at the earliest possible age of 62, that maximum ...

and the number of years paid into Social Security all affect how much beneficiaries receive in the program. Payments largely depend on a recipient’s retirement age. Retiring at the youngest ...

and those who delay their retirement to age 70 get the largest payment of $5,108 per month, according to the SSA. The monthly Social Security payments are different from other checks given ...