Who was the first person to receive a Social Security check in the U.S.? July 14, 2020October 11, 2011 by Pamela Landy Vermont widow Ida May Fuller received the first Social Security check in 1940. The check totalled $22.54. Related Answers Who was the first Fuller Brush man? Who played the security officer who was killed off on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (synd., 1987)? How many 1988 films featured the premise of body-switching between a young person and an older person? How many people in America receive food stamps? Did Lillian Gish ever receive an Oscar? Who was the first woman in the U.S. to receive an M.D. degree?
