In South Carolina, more than one million residents receive Social Security benefits every month to help pay for their necessities.
The Social Security Administration issues two main types of payments to residents.
Social Security benefits: covering retirees, disabled workers, and survivors (widows, widowers, and dependents)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): supports individuals with limited income or resources, including those 65 or older, blind, or living with qualifying disabilities
These programs help supply income to millions of Americans, and these payment dates are fixed, based on weekends, holidays, or when the recipient began receiving benefits, according to USA TODAY.
Supplemental Security Income payment date
SSI recipients are paid on the first of each month, meanwhile, those who began receiving payments before May 1997 are paid on the third of each month, as reported by USA TODAY.
Social Security payment schedule by birthday
Social Security beneficiaries’ payment schedule includes fixed groups that remain the same each month, according to the United States Social Security Administration.
Recipients with birthdays in the first ten days of the month are paid on the second Wednesday, according to USA TODAY. Those with birthdays from the 11th through the 20th are paid on the third Wednesday, and those with birthdays from the 21st through the 31st are paid on the fourth Wednesday.
Payment dates shift each month because benefits are scheduled on specific Wednesdays tied to birth dates, rather than fixed calendar dates, as reported by USA TODAY.
September 2026 Social Security payments: Who gets paid when?
For Social Security recipients in South Carolina, September monthly payments are scheduled as follows, as reported by USA TODAY.
Beneficiaries with birthdays from the first through the tenth received their September 2026 payment on the second Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Those with birthdays from the 11th through the 20th were paid on the third Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Recipients with birthdays from the 21st through the 31st saw deposits on the fourth Wednesday, Sept. 23.
How to find 2026 Social Security payment dates in South Carolina
The Social Security payment schedule for September 2026 is part of the national calendar set by the Social Security Administration. The official payment calendar is available online at ssa.gov. It publishes schedules for both 2026 and 2027 to help beneficiaries plan ahead.
Travis Jacque Rose is the trending news reporter for the Greenville News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at trose@gannett.com.
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