Traditional Social Security payments are made on a set schedule based on the recipient’s birth day. Others – specifically payments from Supplemental Security Income, or SSI – arrive on different days in some months based on the calendar.
That’s the case in July and August.
SSI payments are typically sent on the first of each month, and that’s what will happen on July 1. But, instead of August’s payments arriving on the first, it will be deposited July 31, meaning there will be two payments in July and none in August.
The change is because Aug. 1 falls on a Saturday. When the first day of a month falls on a weekend, or a holiday, the distribution date is changed to a weekday.
SSI payments will arrive on the first of September and October, before a second distribution on Oct. 30, since Nov. 1 is on a Sunday. SSI recipients will also receive two payments in December – Dec. 1 and 31. That change is because Jan. 1, 2027 is the New Year’s Day holiday.
SSI provides assistance to older adults, blind individuals and people with disabilities who have very limited income and financial resources. The average SSI payment is $737 per month.
The schedule for traditional Social Security payments is:
- Born on 1st – 10th – Benefits paid on second Wednesday of the month
- Born 11th – 20th – Benefits paid on the third Wednesday of the month
- Born 21st – 31st – Benefits paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month
People who began receiving Social Security before May 1997 or those who receive both Social Security and SSI are also on a different schedule. In those cases, Social Security is paid on the third of the month and SSI on the 1st.
The average Social Security payment in 2026 is $2,081 per month.
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