Re: Payment dates
I know that Social Security payment dates are based on date of birth. However I have never seen a direct answer to how the date is determined if you are getting benefits based on two different work histories. If a person receives benefits based upon their work history and then later gets excess spousal benefits which payment day would prevail? theirs or the spouses?

Hi. A person's own benefit is always primary, so if a person is dually entitled to their own benefits and a partial auxiliary (e.g. spousal) or survivor benefit then the person's own birthday determines their payment date.

Best, Jerry