If you receive Social Security benefits and have ever wondered how the dates of your payments are determined, there is a method to that.

Jack Myers with Social Security tells Regional Radiok, for most it is by the birthday of the Social Security number holder, and payments will be made on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Wednesday of the month.

If the birthday is the 1st through the 10th of the month, the payment date will be the 2nd Wednesday of the month. If the birthday is the 11th through the 20th, the payment date will be the 3rd Wednesday of the month. If the birthday is the 21st through the 31st, the payment date will be the 4th Wednesday of the month.

The payment schedule is available online at www.ssa.gov/pubs.  Then type “calendar” in the filter box.