When do Social Security, welfare/ gov't checks go out for Feb 2000 payments?

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It will be interesting to track this. Does anyone know what happens if checks are late and is there an existing contingency plan for people to get their money? Just curious...

-- Lucy (windsng@...com), January 23, 2000

Answers

I have no knowledge of welfare checks but do know that social security checks are supposed to arrive on the 3rd of the month. Mine is direct deposited to my bank and it was deposited on January the 3rd and for the correct amount (we received an increase beginning in January). Needless to say, I was surprised and relieved that there were no problems. Now I am holding my breath until the first week in February has passed. If there are no problems in February, I maystop worrying.

-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), January 23, 2000.

I'm STILL waiting for my w-2's. Is there a specific date that I should have received them by, anyone know?

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), January 23, 2000.

I think they have until the first of February to get w-2's to you.

-- Pearlie Sweetcake (storestuff@home.now), January 23, 2000.

nadine, the social security checks were printed and mailed prior to the rollover to ensure they would all be out as i understand it. i believe social security is always mailed out to the postoffices early (but i don't know how early) and then the post office just ensure that they are delivered on the 3rd as they already have them in their posession. that is how they always ensure they are uniformly delivered on the third. and of course if the 3rd is a holiday or a sunday they will deliver them on the last mail day prior to the 3rd.

-- boop (leafyspurge@hotmail.com), January 23, 2000.

I assume all the welfare-to-work moms who were trained to remediate the cobol to make y2k a non-event will now repair welfare and social security, that is after they get back from their space shuttle flight to repair all the earth's satellites, heh.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 23, 2000.


Nadine .... Social Security were indeed mailed out before the Janruary deadline , Else , did I dream I had the money in my pocket from the bank on the 30th of December ? Never knew a bank or banker that gave you money before it was deposited in your account . I'm sure they must have enjoyed the " float time " in your case . Eagle

-- Hal Walker (e999eagle@freewwweb.com), January 23, 2000.

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