First round of April Social Security payments goes out in 5 days

Published April 4, 2025 7:00am ET



The first round of April’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in five days.

Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The distribution of payments depends on which day of the month a retiree was born.

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