It has been 81 years since the first-ever Social Security check was issued to Miss Ida May Fuller, a retired teacher and legal secretary, in the amount of $22.54. According to the Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration made its first payment to Ida May Fuller in January 1940, and millions of Americans have since followed in her footsteps to claim their benefits to support a ...

Thankfully, Social Security benefits have grown since the first check was cut to one Ida May Fuller in 1940. The $24.54 she received from check number 00-000-001 wouldn't go very far today.