{"id":2578929,"date":"2026-03-12T07:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-march-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-six-days\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:33:48","slug":"second-round-of-march-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-six-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-march-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-six-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Second round of March Social Security payments goes out in six days"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-march-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-six-days%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=2578929&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 article reports that the second round of March Social Security payments for retirees, capped at $5,108 per month, will be issued in six days. Payment timing is by birthdate: the first round went out on March 11 to those born on or before the 10th; the second round (March 18) covers those born between the 11th and 20th; the third round (March 25) goes to those born on or after the 21st. Eligibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recieve benefits begins<\/a> at age 62, with maximum payments ranging from about $2,831 per month at 62 to $5,108 per month at age 70.The actual check amount depends on retirement age, lifetime earnings, and years paid into Social security; the SSA offers a calculator for personalized estimates.Social Security is financed by payroll taxes from employers and employees, and experts warn that benefits could shrink in the future if Congress does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">act<\/a>, with projections that the SSA may be unable to issue full payments as early as 2034 due to demographic shifts.  <\/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 March Social Security payments goes out 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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2528270\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The second round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-will-payments-arrive\">When will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-second-of-marchs-double-direct-payments-worth-914-arrives-in-21-days\/\" title=\"... update: Second of March&#039;s double direct ...s worth 4 arrives in 21 days\">payments arrive<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p>Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on March 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486735\/at-least-fifteen-senior-cbp-employees-pushed-out-under-noem-sources\/\">At least 15 senior CBP employees were pushed out under Noem: Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4488487\/house-republicans-split-save-america-act-pressure\/\">House Republicans split over SAVE America Act pressure 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rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/press\/factsheets\/colafacts2025.pdf\">largely depend on a recipient&rsquo;s retirement age<\/a>. A beneficiary retiring at the youngest age, 62, could receive up to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/faqs\/en\/questions\/KA-01897.html\">$2,831 per month<\/a>, while a 70-year-old retiree could receive 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 could expect each month using <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/benefits\/retirement\/planner\/AnypiaApplet.html\">the SSA&rsquo;s calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4485771\/all-politics-is-local-even-in-war\/\"><strong>ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL &ndash; EVEN IN WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-is-it-financed\">How is it financed?<\/h2>\n<p>Social Security is financed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-task-force-aiming-to-roll-out-universal-healthcare-plan-in-2026\/\" title=\"Oregon Task Force Aiming to Roll Out Universal Healthcare Plan In 2026\">payroll tax paid<\/a> for by employers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>Social Security payment amounts are set to shrink unless Congress takes action to prevent it. Analysts estimate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/projects\/trust-fund-solutions\">the SSA will no longer be able to issue full payments<\/a> as early as 2034, due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 March Social Security payments due in six days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2578930,"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\/2026\/03\/Social-Security-9-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[4848,7620,5391,69551,75456],"class_list":["post-2578929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-benefits","tag-retirement","tag-seniors","tag-social-security-2","tag-ss-payments"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Social-Security-9-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578929","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=2578929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578929\/revisions\/2578933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}