For Social Security Disability Insurance recipients, that also means a bigger monthly check going forward. Monthly checks begin on the third of the month for certain beneficiaries, and three additional rounds of payments are sent out throughout the month.

The first round of January’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees Wednesday. Here is all you need to know about this month’s Social Security payments,

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for certain federal annuitants.