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Social Security Payment Schedule 2026

Every SSA payment date for 2026 — retirement, survivors, disability (SSDI), and SSI — with who gets paid on each date. Adjusted for weekends and federal holidays.

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How the schedule works

Your payment date depends on your birthday and when you started receiving benefits.

Born 1st–10th2nd Wednesday
Born 11th–20th3rd Wednesday
Born 21st–31st4th Wednesday
Benefits before May 19973rd of the month
SSI1st of the month
Weekend or holiday?Paid the previous business day

All 2026 payment dates, month by month

January2026

December 31, 2025SSI
January 2, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
January 14, 20262nd Wednesday
January 21, 20263rd Wednesday
January 28, 20264th Wednesday

February2026

January 30, 2026SSI
February 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
February 11, 20262nd Wednesday
February 18, 20263rd Wednesday
February 25, 20264th Wednesday

March2026

February 27, 2026SSI
March 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
March 11, 20262nd Wednesday
March 18, 20263rd Wednesday
March 25, 20264th Wednesday

April2026

April 1, 2026SSI
April 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
April 8, 20262nd Wednesday
April 15, 20263rd Wednesday
April 22, 20264th Wednesday

May 2026 →

May 1, 2026SSI + Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
May 13, 20262nd Wednesday
May 20, 20263rd Wednesday
May 27, 20264th Wednesday

June 2026 →

June 1, 2026SSI
June 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
June 10, 20262nd Wednesday
June 17, 20263rd Wednesday
June 24, 20264th Wednesday

July 2026 →

July 1, 2026SSI
July 2, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
July 8, 20262nd Wednesday
July 15, 20263rd Wednesday
July 22, 20264th Wednesday

August 2026 →

July 31, 2026SSI
August 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
August 12, 20262nd Wednesday
August 19, 20263rd Wednesday
August 26, 20264th Wednesday

September 2026 →

September 1, 2026SSI
September 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
September 9, 20262nd Wednesday
September 16, 20263rd Wednesday
September 23, 20264th Wednesday

October 2026 →

October 1, 2026SSI
October 2, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
October 14, 20262nd Wednesday
October 21, 20263rd Wednesday
October 28, 20264th Wednesday

November 2026 →

October 30, 2026SSI
November 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
November 10, 20262nd Wednesday
November 18, 20263rd Wednesday
November 25, 20264th Wednesday

December 2026 →

December 1, 2026SSI
December 3, 2026Pre-May 1997 / SS + SSI
December 9, 20262nd Wednesday
December 16, 20263rd Wednesday
December 23, 20264th Wednesday

Source: official SSA payment calendar (2026). A date shown at the end of a month may correspond to the following month's payment (e.g. SSI for a month starting on a weekend is paid the previous business day).

Program-specific calendars: SSDI payment schedule 2026 · SSI payment dates 2026

2026 benefit amounts at a glance

After the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective January 2026.

$2,071
Average retired worker
$5,181
Maximum benefit (claiming at age 70)
$994 / $1,491
Maximum federal SSI — individual / couple

All amounts are monthly. Source:SSA 2026 COLA fact sheet.

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