Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of July will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, July 9: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month. Wednesday, July 16: Birth dates between the 11th and 20th of the month. Wednesday, July 23: Birth dates between the 21st and 31st of the month.

The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be distributed in eight days. Here is all you need to know about July’s Social Security payments.

More than 70 million Americans depend on Social Security income. And for many, the timing of those payments can mean the difference between making rent or incurring a late fee. Do