[Ironbutterfly]

When we logged in to the website where you can check your information, I noticed where it says next payment it is blank and date is blank. Is that normal? We did get our lump sum and I believe it included this months payment in it.

So next payment is in May...new to this so not sure if there should be something there or not...Or if it shows when it gets closer to payment date.

Thanks

[finz]

I don't use the log in on the ssa site after checking it once. I didn't tell me anything that I needed to know, so I can't answer that one for you.

I don't believe they mix the back pay and the current month's check. Do you understand that the SSDI payment for April is paid in May ? Then the May check gets paid in June, etc.

Do you know which Wednesday of the month is your hubby's payday ?

[Ironbutterfly]

Originally Posted by finz

I don't use the log in on the ssa site after checking it once. I didn't tell me anything that I needed to know, so I can't answer that one for you.

I don't believe they mix the back pay and the current month's check. Do you understand that the SSDI payment for April is paid in May ? Then the May check gets paid in June, etc.

Do you know which Wednesday of the month is your hubby's payday ?

I don't know about the mxing of back pay and current. But--

My hus said he called SS when he first got the lump sum and said it was paid all the way through March. I did the calculations and I come up with they paid us through April. I tried explaining to him but he is insistent the SS person is correct. So he is expecting a check come 3rd week this month. I on the other hand, expecting in 3rd week of May. When he doesn't get his check..well, I can say I tried to tell you LOL....Men..Guess we will find out when we get the check....Thanks for helping with my question

[finz]

Good news on the marriage bickering front (which everyone does), I think you are right that he won't get a check this month, but a bit off on calling it the wrong thing.

I believe when SSA says that back pay check covers you through the end of March that they are saying that back pay check included payment for March.

That March payment is what your hubby will be looking for the third Wednesday of April.

You got him there. You were just a bit off in your terminology in saying that you think they paid you through April. If they included the payment that you would otherwise expect IN April, they were still just paying you THROUGH March.

My payment FOR March 1-31 will come April 17th. That check comes IN April, but it is FOR March. Does that make sense ?

I apologize in advance if you do "get" that and it's just my hangup on you saying "payment through April" and "paid through". My take on "through" (and the SSA's) is about the benefit period covered and you could just have your focus on when the money arrives, which is reasonable.

I had a similarly confusing issue over when my son's last family benefit check would come when he turned 18 the month after he graduated high school.

[Ironbutterfly]

Originally Posted by finz

Good news on the marriage bickering front (which everyone does), I think you are right that he won't get a check this month, but a bit off on calling it the wrong thing.

I believe when SSA says that back pay check covers you through the end of March that they are saying that back pay check included payment for March.

That March payment is what your hubby will be looking for the third Wednesday of April.

You got him there. You were just a bit off in your terminology in saying that you think they paid you through April. If they included the payment that you would otherwise expect IN April, they were still just paying you THROUGH March.

My payment FOR March 1-31 will come April 17th. That check comes IN April, but it is FOR March. Does that make sense ?

I apologize in advance if you do "get" that and it's just my hangup on you saying "payment through April" and "paid through". My take on "through" (and the SSA's) is about the benefit period covered and you could just have your focus on when the money arrives, which is reasonable.

I had a similarly confusing issue over when my son's last family benefit check would come when he turned 18 the month after he graduated high school.

Right- I was phrasing it wrong. He didn't get his check...so his April check will come in May. He and I just talked about this....and he understands that he gets paid a month behind. Oh and I bit my tongue and didn't say the I told you so...it's all good. Thanks for your help. He finally did get his award letter. Now just waiting on the LTD company to come up with how much they say we owe them back.

Oh and I read in award letter about payment to attorney(he got paid first for a set sum). However- it did say that the atty could charge us additional costs for ordering records, etc. I thought the flat fee covered all of that...but guess they can tack on additional costs.

Just so glad it's over...