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CNET
20-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
SSDI May 2025: Here's When You'll Get Your Money
May's SSDI checks are headed to beneficiaries soon. Here's this month's payment schedule. CNET Social Security Disability Insurance recipients that have yet to receive their monthly payment for the month of May can look forward to getting it soon. The third round of payments will be delivered to recipients in a few short days, followed by the last payment next week. The day you receive your payment depends on a couple of factors that we'll cover below. The Social Security Administration sends monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work. Depending on their individual situation, others may qualify and can apply for SSDI as well. We'll break down the full SSDI payment schedule for the month of May and how your payment date is calculated so you'll know exactly when you can expect your check. For more, here's what you can do if you're last payment never arrived, and here's the Supplemental Security Income payment schedule. Payment schedule if you've had SSDI since May 1997 or earlier If you started getting SSDI before May 1997, you'd usually receive your payment on the third day of every month. Note that this isn't always the case, like when the third day falls on a weekend or holiday. For 2025, this will happen in May and August, so you can expect to receive your payment during these months 1-2 days earlier. If you began receiving SSDI after May 1997, then your payment date is determined by the day of the month you were born. 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 and 10 of the month Second Wednesday of the month 11 and 20 of the month Third Wednesday of the month 21 and 31 of the month Fourth Wednesday of the month Here's when you'll get your SSDI payment in May Here's when your SSDI payment should arrive this month: If you've received Social Security before May 1997 May 2 If your birthday falls between day 1 and 10 of the month May 14 If your birthday falls between day 11 and 20 of the month May 21 If your birthday falls between day 21 and 31 of the month May 28 How does 2025 COLA affect my payment? The COLA for 2025 introduced a 2.5% increase in monthly benefit checks, but exactly how much of an increase will depend on several factors. Any monthly income, how long you've received benefits and what type of benefit you receive can result in a different payment increase. Recipients should have received their COLA notice sometime in December with specific details on their case. A COLA of 2.5% will add about $48 to the average benefits check. For more, don't miss four ways you could lose your Social Security benefits and how to apply for SSI.
CNET
17-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
May 2025 Social Security: The Third Round of Payments Is Headed Out Soon
CNET The third round of Social Security payments will be delivered to recipients soon. If you're unsure when you should expect your check, we have you covered with the payment schedule for the month of May. Social Security benefit payments are sent monthly for people who have applied for their retirement, survivors or disability benefits. The payments are sent in waves throughout the month. When you receive your Social Security check is determined by how long you've been receiving benefits, whether you receive additional government benefits or the day of the month you were born. If you're not sure when you should be receiving your payment, we'll break it down below. Read on to find out how your payment date is determined, when you should receive your check and the full payment schedule for the month of May. For more, don't miss the Social Security and SSDI cheat sheet and why Social Security Disability Insurance recipients might need to file taxes this year. This is when you'll receive your Social Security check Want to know which day of the month you'll receive your check? This is the Social Security and SSDI payment schedule for May. Social Security payment schedule for May 2025 If you have received Social Security since before May 1997 May 2 If your birthday falls between the 1st and 10th of any given month May 14 If your birthday falls between the 11th and 20th of any given month May 20 If your birthday falls between the 21st and 31st of any given month May 27 Social Security payments are typically paid out starting on the second Wednesday of the month. The remaining two payments will be paid out on the following two Wednesdays of the month. Which week you receive your payment depends on your birthdate. There is one big exception, which we'll cover below. Birthdate between Social Security check date 1st and 10th 2nd Wednesday of the month 11th and 20th 3rd Wednesday of the month 21st and 31st 4th Wednesday of the month Other federal benefits will not be sent the same day If you've received Social Security benefits since before May 1997, or receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, your payment schedule isn't determined by your birthdate. Instead, payments are paid out every month on the same date with a couple of exceptions. Social Security payments will be sent out on the 3rd of each month, while SSI payments are sent out on the 1st of each month. These dates will sometimes change if the 1st or the 3rd of the month falls on a weekend or holiday. For example, March 3 of last year fell on a weekend, so Social Security recipients received their March payments two days early, on March 1. The only benefits that are paid on the same schedule are Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance. Paper Social Security checks are going away soon An executive order from the White House will end the use of paper Social Security checks on Sept. 30. This means all payments after that date will be sent digitally, including direct deposits, debit and credit cards, digital wallets and other real-time payment systems to reduce the overall cost of sending out physical checks to beneficiaries. The decision is not surprising when you consider that only 485,766 Social Security checks are mailed each month, which pales in comparison to the 68,104,184 direct deposit payments made each month. While this will undoubtedly be an adjustment period for those people who have been receiving physical checks, moving mailed benefits payments to digital forms will increase security. It's important to note that some exclusions will be made for certain individuals. A missing Social Security check? Try these steps If your check fails to arrive when it's supposed to or not at all, the Social Security Administration suggests waiting three additional mailing days before contacting it. After that, you can call the national toll-free number: 1-800-772-1213. The SSA notes that "wait times to speak to a representative are typically shorter in the morning, later in the week and later in the month." If you're having trouble getting a hold of the SSA through the national number, you can use its office locator to find a local office. For more, see how to apply for Social Security benefits for eligible children and how to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Warning issued to anyone sending text message which is branded the most hated
Sending a message via text can be a social minefield, with endless opportunities to be misinterpreted and misread. But there's one that all users should avoid if they want to keep recipients happy, according to a study. And the controversial single-letter reply is commonly used by dads everywhere. According to the results, 'k' is the worst text message you can send, frequently driving recipients into a rage. If you send it, the person on the other end could think you're rude, detached, disinterested, or worse. The single letter often signals 'emotional distance, passive-aggression, or outright disinterest', Fast Company reports. Despite its brevity, 'k' can shut down a conversation and even send the recipient 'spiraling' into an emotional fury. Other unpopular replies include 'sure', 'okay' and the dreaded single question mark. The study, published in the International Journal of Mobile Communication, found 'k' was worse than other similarly short replies like 'ok' and 'sure'. 'K' was even worse than being left 'on read' – which is where the recipient has seen the message but opted not to respond. 'K' is an abbreviation of 'OK' or 'okay', which both tend to be interpreted as more neutral or formal compared with the single letter version. Interestingly, adding an extra letter to make 'kk' was perceived to soften the tone, making it seem less like the sender was annoyed, for example. For senders, 'k' is just a quick and simple way of acknowledging someone's message or giving the affirmative. Its meaning is akin to a quick thumbs-up, although it comes without the positive connotation of the cheery hand gesture. But it seems some people deliberately use the 'k' reply to annoy the recipient and show them that they're disinterested or don't care. Like 'lol' and 'cool', 'k' is also termed a 'dead-end' reply because they do not help keep the conversation running. Commentators on X (Twitter) weighed in on the use of 'k' in a message, with one user calling it 'too aggressive'. Someone else called it 'the digital equivalent of slamming the door while making dead eye contact'. Another said: 'K is short for 'you're dead to me', while someone else posted: 'I never understood why people would just text "K" or "Kk"'. However, one advocate of the single-letter response said: 'I've learned that rather than replying with a wall of text explaining how you feel, you should just type 'K' and hit send. 'No sense in wasting your valuable words.' According to American psychologist Dr Rachel Christopher, getting short or vague text messages like 'k' can create anxiety. 'When we receive a vague text, like 'k", the information required to give that message context is missing,' she said in a blog post. 'This frees our brain up to run wild and make up whatever meaning it would like.' Sometimes the negative perception of text messages can depend on the context – such as a dating context. According to another survey by experts at the worst messages to send on dating apps are 'hey' or 'hi', 'how are you?' and 'what are you up to?'. But others include 'you up?, 'you free tonight?' and cheesy pick-up lines such as 'did it hurt when you fell from heaven?'. Also included were dead-end replies such as 'k' and 'lol' which can give the impression that the sender wants the conversation to end. The emojis that could reveal if the sender is a NARCISSIST If you're a heavy emoji user, you may hide some dark personality traits that could hint at your inner beast, a study suggests. Scientists at Oklahoma State University have found that high emoji use is linked with negative attributes such as narcissism and even psychopathy. The experts say: 'Emoji use may be related to strategies to manipulate the perceptions of others and to present a positive impression of oneself.' The study investigated how emoji use relates to personality – but specifically three undesirable personality traits known as the Dark Triad. These are psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism, which is 'the willingness to manipulate others to advance one's own interests'. Overall, the use of 40 emoji are linked with negative personality traits.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Housing grant helps fund Calgary initiatives
The recipients of seven grants to help build housing to support Calgary will be announced on Monday.
