Social Security update: Second round of January payments worth $4,873 goes out in one day

Published January 16, 2024 6:00am ET



The second round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees on Wednesday.

Retired seniors born between the 11th and 20th of a month should receive their first payment of 2024 on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Those born on or after the 21st of a month will receive their payments on Jan. 24. Those who were born on or before the 10th of the month should have already received their payments.

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