With the New Year approaching, it is critical for those who receive Social Security benefits, which the Social Security Administration (SSA) administers through five programs, to know when they will get them.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers retirement, family, survivor, disability, and supplemental security income (SSI) payments throughout the year, and because they are so important to recipients, it releases a calendar with all scheduled benefits in advance so that beneficiaries know when to expect a payment and never miss one.
Social Security Payments in 2025
SSI payments are made on the first of each month, unless they fall on a weekend or a national holiday, in which case they are shifted to the previous day when banks are open and payment may be delivered.
This is why there may be two payments in one month but none in another. This does not imply that there are any additional payments. SSI will adhere to this schedule:
- December 31, 2024: January 2025 payment.
- January 31, 2025: February 2025 payment.
- February 28, 2025: March 2025 payment.
- April 1, 2025: April 2025 payment.
- May 1, 2025: May 2025 payment.
- May 30, 2025: June 2025 payment.
- July 1, 2025: July 2025 payment.
- August 1, 2025: August 2025 payment.
- August 30, 2025: September 2025 payment.
- October 1, 2025: October 2025 payment.
- October 31, 2025: November 2025 payment.
- December 1, 2025: December 2025 payment.
- December 31, 2025: January 2026 payment.
Retirement, family, survivor, and disability payments are all distributed on the same days, and the timing is determined by two factors. The first is whether they began claiming benefits before or after May 1997, and the second is their birth date.
For individuals who started earlier, their payment date is always the third of the month, with the exception of two weekends: Friday, May 2nd and Friday, August 1st, due to schedule difficulties.
recipients with birthdays on the 1st-10th of the month will receive their benefits on the second Wednesday of any given month, those born on the 11th-20th will receive payouts on the third Wednesday, and those born on the 21st-31st will receive payments on the fourth Wednesday.
January
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 8 January
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 15 January
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 22 January
February
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 12 February
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 19 February
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 26 February
March
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 12 March
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 19 March
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 26 March
April
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 9 April
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 16 April
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 23 April
May
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 14 May
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 21 May
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 28 May
June
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 11 June
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 18 June
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 25 June
July
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 9 July
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 16 July
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 23 July
August
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 13 August
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 20 August
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 27 August
September
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 10 September
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 17 September
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 24 September
October
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 8 October
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 15 October
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 22 October
November
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 12 November
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 19 November
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 26 November
December
- Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 10 December
- Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 17 December
- Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 24 December