{"id":2457797,"date":"2025-07-10T07:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-social-security-payments-issued-in-six-days-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:39:58","slug":"second-round-of-social-security-payments-issued-in-six-days-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-social-security-payments-issued-in-six-days-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Second round of Social Security payments issued in six days &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-round-of-social-security-payments-issued-in-six-days-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The second round of July Social security payments, which can be as high as $5,108 per month for the highest-income retirees who delay retirement untill age 70, will be distributed next week. Social Security payments are typically issued starting on the second Wednesday of each month, with the schedule depending on the recipient&#8217;s birthdate. For this month, retirees born between the 11th and 20th will receive their checks on July 16; those born on or before the 10th received payments earlier, and those born on or after the 21st will get theirs on July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals become eligible for social Security benefits beginning at age 62. The amount received depends on factors such as retirement age, lifetime earnings, and years of contributions. Early retirement at 62 pays up to about $2,831 monthly, while delaying until 70 can increase payments up to $5,108 monthly. The SSA provides tools for beneficiaries to estimate their payments.<\/p>\n<p>Social Security is funded by payroll taxes from workers and employers.However, unless Congress intervenes, payment amounts are expected to decrease after 2034 due to demographic and economic challenges. This month, the SSA is also recovering nearly $72 billion in improper payments, reducing benefit payments for those who received excess funds until balances are repaid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Second round of Social Security payments issued in six days<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2170018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The second round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-first-round-of-aprils-payments-worth-4873-goes-out-in-four-days\/\" title=\"... Alert: Initial April ... totaling ,873 to be distributed in 4 days!\">highest-income earners<\/a> who retire at age 70, will be sent to recipients next week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When does the check arrive?<\/h2>\n<p>Social Security payments usually begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10031-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on the second Wednesday of every month<\/a>, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-direct-payments-worth-up-to-1691-for-snap-benefits-in-texas-to-wrap-up-tomorrow\/\" title=\"Food stamps: Last day to ... up to ,691 in SNAP ... in Texas.\">payment distribution depends<\/a> on which day of the month a retiree was born.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3466424\/august-social-security-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-in-22-days\/\">August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 22 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3465284\/first-round-of-social-security-payments-goes-out-today\/\">First round of Social Security payments goes out today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3465341\/august-social-security-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-in-23-days\/\">August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 23 days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Retirees born between the 11th and 20th will receive their checks on July 16. The first round of this month&rsquo;s payments went out on Wednesday to beneficiaries born on or before the 10th of a month, while July&rsquo;s final payment will go out on July 23 to those born on or after the 21st.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When am I eligible?<\/h2>\n<p>Citizens are eligible for Social Security payments beginning at 62 years old.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I maximize my check?<\/h2>\n<p>Retirement age, the amount paid into Social Security, and the number of years paid into Social Security all affect how much beneficiaries receive in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Payments largely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/press\/factsheets\/colafacts2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">depend<\/a> on a recipient&rsquo;s retirement age. Retiring at the youngest age, 62, allows up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/faqs\/en\/questions\/KA-01897.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$2,831 per month<\/a>, while delaying retirement until 70 can allot up to $5,108 per month, according to the Social Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Beneficiaries can see a personalized estimate of how much they can expect each month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/benefits\/retirement\/planner\/AnypiaApplet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">through<\/a> the SSA&rsquo;s calculator.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is it financed?<\/h2>\n<p>Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>Social Security payment amounts are set to shrink unless Congress takes action to prevent it. Analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/projects\/trust-fund-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">estimate<\/a> the SSA will no longer be able to give out full payments as early as 2034, due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking number of workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3464466\/liberation-day-trump-tariff-pause-clouds-trade-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NINETY DEALS IN 90 DAYS: TRUMP&rsquo;S TARIFF PAUSE CLOUDS &lsquo;LIBERATION DAY&rsquo; ECONOMIC FORECAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This month<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, the SSA will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3459240\/social-security-cut-checks-in-half-recoup-overpayments\/\" target=\"_blank\">recoup almost $72 billion in improper payments<\/a>, specifically for&nbsp;<\/span>recipients receiving more Social Security benefits than allotted. Overpayments often happen when a beneficiary does not update a change in their income, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agency incorrectly calculates benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those who have received more benefits than allotted can expect their monthly payments to be cut in half by around July 24 until the overpayment is repaid and balanced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2170018\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2170018\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second July Social Security payments sent next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2457798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Social-Security-money-2-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10680,5398,34050,33104,32076],"class_list":["post-2457797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-finance","tag-payments","tag-second-round","tag-social-security","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Social-Security-money-2-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457797"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457801,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457797\/revisions\/2457801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}