Updated on Aug. 29 to add October dates.
Social Security payments typically occur on the third of each month, as well as on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of each month. Your birth date typically determines your particular Social Security payment date. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments occuron the first of each month.
If you receive benefits based on someone else’s work record (spousal benefits, for example, or survivors benefits), your payment date is based on the primary beneficiary’s birthday instead of yours.
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What day is my August 2024 payment coming?
Aug. 1: If you receive Supplemental Security Income, you’ll receive your SSI payment for August on Aug. 1 and your Social Security payment on Aug. 2.
Aug. 2: You’ll receive a Social Security payment if:
You live outside the U.S.
You receive both SSI and Social Security benefits.
Your state pays your Medicare premiums.
You filed for Social Security benefits before 1997.
Aug. 14: If your birthday falls on any day from the first to the 10th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the second Wednesday in August.
Aug. 21: If your birthday falls on any day from the 11th to the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the third Wednesday in August.
Aug. 28: If your birthday falls after the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the fourth Wednesday in August.
» MORE: See the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits pay chart
What day is my September 2024 payment coming?
Aug. 30: If you receive Supplemental Security Income, you’ll receive your SSI payment for September on Aug. 30 and your Social Security payment on Sept. 3.
Sept. 3: You’ll receive a Social Security payment if:
You live outside the U.S.
You receive both SSI and Social Security benefits.
Your state pays your Medicare premiums.
You filed for Social Security benefits before 1997.
Sept. 11: If your birthday falls on any day from the first to the 10th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the second Wednesday in September.
Sept. 18: If your birthday falls on any day from the 11th to the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the third Wednesday in September.
Sept. 25: If your birthday falls after the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the fourth Wednesday in September.
What day is my October 2024 payment coming?
Oct. 1: If you receive Supplemental Security Income, you’ll receive your SSI payment for September on Oct. 1 and your Social Security payment on Oct. 3.
Oct. 3: You’ll receive a Social Security payment if:
You live outside the U.S.
You receive both SSI and Social Security benefits.
Your state pays your Medicare premiums.
You filed for Social Security benefits before 1997.
Oct. 9: If your birthday falls on any day from the first to the 10th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the second Wednesday in October.
Oct. 16: If your birthday falls on any day from the 11th to the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the third Wednesday in October.
Oct. 23: If your birthday falls after the 20th of your birth month, you’ll get your Social Security payment on the fourth Wednesday in October.
»MORE: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) vs Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Will there be extra Social Security payments?
Yes. There will be two SSI payments in August 2024. Normally, the September 2024 payment would go out on Sept. 1, but because that date falls on the weekend, the payment will go out on Aug. 30 instead. This means SSI recipients will receive two payments in August 2024 but none in September 2024. This pattern will also occur November 2024.
» MORE: See our list of phone numbers to the Social Security Administration
What’s the Social Security payment schedule for 2024?
The Social Security payment schedule follows this pattern :
First day of each month. Supplemental Security Income payments come on the first of each month.
Third day of each month. If you live in a foreign country, receive SSI, have your Medicare premiums paid for by your state or if you filed for benefits before 1997, your Social Security retirement benefit payment arrives on the third of each month (or the previous weekday if the third is a weekend or holiday).
Second Wednesday of each month. If your birthday is between the first and the 10th, expect your payment on the second Wednesday of each month.
Third Wednesday of each month. If your birthday is between the 11th and the 20th, expect your payment on the third Wednesday of each month.
Fourth Wednesday of each month. If your birthday falls after the 20th, expect your payment on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
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What if my scheduled payment date falls on a weekend or a holiday?
You’ll receive your payment early if your payment date falls on a weekend or holiday. Such payments will be issued on the weekday immediately prior to your expected payment date.
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What if my Social Security payment doesn’t arrive by the expected date?
Federal law states that Social Security benefits (and all other federal benefits) must be paid electronically through direct deposit to your bank account or onto a Direct Express Debit Mastercard — with only a few rare exceptions.
Although electronic payment should virtually eliminate the risk of lost or stolen funds, delays and other issues can still happen. That’s why it’s still important to know what to do if your Social Security payment doesn’t turn up when you expect it.
If your electronic payment is late, reach out to your bank or financial institution first. The issue may be nothing more than a bank delay in posting payments to your account.
If there hasn’t been a posting delay and your funds are genuinely missing, lost or stolen, call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778) or contact your local Social Security office. The Social Security Administration will review your case and replace the missing payment.
If you’re living in the United States and are one of the rare individuals still receiving paper checks, wait until three business days after your check is usually mailed before taking action. If your check still hasn’t arrived at that point, contact the Social Security Administration so your case can be reviewed — and if necessary, a replacement payment can be issued.
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