Each of North Carolinaâs nine large counties posted over-the-year wage increases in December 2015. Durham County had the highest average weekly wage among the stateâs largest counties ($1,278), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1,204), and Wake County ($1,071).
Applications for Social Security benefits can only be processed a maximum of four months before benefits are scheduled to begin. Thus, the earliest you can apply is age 61 and 9 months, and you can expect to receive your first payment four months later, the month after your birthday.
Filing the social security application to receive the retirement benefits is the first step. Social security payments are automatically paid for the previous month. The recipient will receive a check one month from the date of the determined entitlement. The date of entitlement is the month in which the recipient meets the age requirements to qualify for social security retirement benefits. If the month of entitlement is March, the recipient will receive a check for the month of March in the month of April.