Why did I not I get a Social Security check for the last month I was in jail?
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Why did I not get a Social Security check for the last month I was in jail? My sentence was for over 30 days, but I was only in jail a few days last month.
Answer
The law states that you cannot get payments for any month, any part of which you spend in jail, following your conviction and confinement of more than 30 continuous days. For example, if you were convicted on March 29th, sent to jail that day and remained in jail until May 2nd, you would not get benefits for any of those 3 months.
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