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When you get your September 2026 Social Security payment depends on your birth date.Credit: sshepard / Getty Images
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Supplemental Security Income recipients get their September benefit on Sept. 1.
Social Security payments are typically distributed on Wednesdays, based on the beneficiary’s birth date.
The Social Security Administration distributes retirement benefits to more than 75 million people every month.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a needs-based program for Americans age 65 or older, blind, or with disabilities and with limited resources, generally pays on the first of every month. Two groups are paid on the third of the month: people who get both Social Security and SSI, and people who filed for benefits before May 1, 1997.
Why This Matters
Many retirees live on Social Security and withdrawals from retirement savings, with little slack between checks. Knowing the payment date lets them time payments for rent, groceries, and other bills.
Other Social Security beneficiaries are paid on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of the month, depending on their birth date.
Here’s the September schedule:
Sept. 1: SSI payments for September will be issued.
Sept. 3: Beneficiaries who filed before May 1, 1997, and those who receive both Social Security and SSI.
Sept. 9: Retirement benefits will be paid to those born between the 1st and the 10th of any month.
Sept. 16: Retirement benefits will be paid to those with birthdays from the 11th through the 20th of any month.
Sept. 23: Retirement benefits will be paid to those with birthdays from the 21st through the end of the month.
IMPORTANT
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