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Moosepoop

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13. This is not a new thing.
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 02:35 AM
Feb 2025

Social Security payments are always paid out "in arrears." The money for January is paid out in February, the money for February is received in March, etc...

https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/social-security/articles/when-to-expect-your-social-security-checks

Social Security benefits are sent out the month after they are due. “Social Security checks are paid in arrears, so any check received is for the month prior,” says Adam Beaty, a financial planner at Bullogic Wealth Management in Pearland, Texas. For example, your July payment is distributed in August.


The letter you got wasn't about a new hold on payments -- it was simply explaining the monthly payment schedule.

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