Senior Citizens Notified Social Security Check Will
Come Week Earlier in 2010 by Mistake
Your check will come on same payment day in 2010 as
it has in 2009
Dec. 19, 2009 Millions of senior citizens and
others on Social Security should be receiving a corrected notice from
SSA concerning when your payments will be made in 2010. It corrects an
earlier notice that told many recipients their check would arrive one
week earlier than it will.
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fact that we fully fund both their salaries and overhead
These erroneous notices went to about 6 million
beneficiaries who receive their payments on either the second, third, or
fourth Wednesday of each month, and are part of the annual benefit
notices that go to 52 million Social Security beneficiaries.
In the notice the payment date is incorrectly shown
as one week before what the actual date of payment will be.
The other information in the notice, including the
payment amount, is correct. Social Security is sending a letter
explaining the error to beneficiaries who received the incorrect one as
soon as possible.
We apologize for the inconvenience and confusion
these incorrect notices will cause, said Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner of Social Security.
The problem was caused by an unfortunate human
error. We are correcting the misinformation as quickly as possible, and
we are reviewing our processes closely to prevent this type of mistake
from happening in the future.
People receiving Social Security benefits in
January 2010 should know that their payment will arrive on the same
payment day that it has arrived in the past.
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Dec. 19, 2009 Millions of senior citizens and
others on Social Security should be receiving a corrected notice from
SSA concerning when your payments will be made in 2010. It corrects an
earlier notice that told many recipients their check would arrive one
week earlier than it will.