Benefit payments in 2026

Social Security payment schedule 2026 by birth date, with SSI, in large print

Retirement, SSDI and survivors 11 payments come early Checked against SSA's 2026 schedule

Social Security Payments 2026

Retirement, disability (SSDI) and survivors by birth date · SSI

Paid early: the day it's due is a weekend or holiday

Birth date: of the person whose work record pays you

Month	2nd Wednesday Born on the 1st–10th	3rd Wednesday Born on the 11th–20th	4th Wednesday Born on the 21st–31st	The 3rd Paid before May 1997, or with SSI	SSI Supplemental Security Income
January	14Wed	21Wed	28Wed	2Fri due Sat Jan 3	30Fri due Sun Feb 1
February	11Wed	18Wed	25Wed	3Tue	27Fri due Sun Mar 1
March	11Wed	18Wed	25Wed	3Tue	None paid Feb 27
April	8Wed	15Wed	22Wed	3Fri	1Wed
May	13Wed	20Wed	27Wed	1Fri due Sun May 3	1Fri
June	10Wed	17Wed	24Wed	3Wed	1Mon
July	8Wed	15Wed	22Wed	2Thu due Fri Jul 3	1Wed 31Fri due Sat Aug 1
August	12Wed	19Wed	26Wed	3Mon	None paid Jul 31
September	9Wed	16Wed	23Wed	3Thu	1Tue
October	14Wed	21Wed	28Wed	2Fri due Sat Oct 3	1Thu 30Fri due Sun Nov 1
November	10Tue due Wed Nov 11	18Wed	25Wed	3Tue	None paid Oct 30
December	9Wed	16Wed	23Wed	3Thu 31Thu due Sun Jan 3	1Tue 31Thu due Fri Jan 1

Social Security arrives the month after the month it's for: January's benefit comes in February. SSI arrives in the month it's for, or the business day before the 1st. If a payment is late, SSA asks you to allow three more mailing days before calling 1-800-772-1213.

Which payment day is yours?

Born on the 1st–10th: the second Wednesday. 11th–20th: the third Wednesday. 21st–31st: the fourth Wednesday. This is for retirement, survivors and disability (SSDI) benefits you started getting in May 1997 or later.
It's the birth date of the person whose work record pays you. If you're paid as a spouse, your spouse's birth date sets the day.
The 3rd of the month if you got Social Security before May 1997, or you get SSI too. A few others are paid on the 3rd as well, among them people living outside the US and people whose state pays their Medicare premiums.
SSI on the 1st. Supplemental Security Income is a separate program with its own day.
Weekends and holidays move a payment earlier, never later: the 1st and the 3rd to the business day before, and a Wednesday that's a federal holiday to the Tuesday.

Social Security payment schedule 2026: every payment day by birth date, the 3rd and SSI, on one printable page — The printed page, as the PDF prints it. Save to Pinterest

Payments that come early in 2026

Paid	Group	Due	Why
Fri, Jan 2	The 3rd	Sat, Jan 3	a Saturday
Fri, Jan 30	SSI	Sun, Feb 1	a Sunday
Fri, Feb 27	SSI	Sun, Mar 1	a Sunday
Fri, May 1	The 3rd	Sun, May 3	a Sunday
Thu, Jul 2	The 3rd	Fri, Jul 3	Independence Day
Fri, Jul 31	SSI	Sat, Aug 1	a Saturday
Fri, Oct 2	The 3rd	Sat, Oct 3	a Saturday
Fri, Oct 30	SSI	Sun, Nov 1	a Sunday
Tue, Nov 10	2nd Wednesday	Wed, Nov 11	Veterans Day
Thu, Dec 31	SSI	Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's Day
Thu, Dec 31	The 3rd	Sun, Jan 3, 2027	a Sunday

January's SSI was paid on December 31, 2025, so January has no SSI day of its own. January 2027's SSI arrives December 31, 2026, so December has two.

Good to know

Is this the official Social Security schedule?

No. It's worked out from the Social Security Administration's payment rules and checked day by day against SSA's own 2026 schedule, which is the official one. PrintDates isn't affiliated with SSA.

Why are there two SSI payments in some months?

When the 1st falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI arrives the business day before: at the end of the month before. That month then has two SSI days and the next has none. It's the next month's payment arriving early, not an extra one.

Which month is my Social Security payment for?

The month before. Social Security is paid the month after the month it's for, so the payment you get in February is January's. SSI is different: it's paid for the month it arrives in.

What if my payment doesn't arrive?

For direct deposit, SSA says to check with your bank first. For a mailed check, SSA asks you to allow three more mailing days before contacting it, at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).

Are VA benefits on this calendar?

No. Veterans' compensation and pension follow VA's own schedule, which isn't part of Social Security's.

Sources

Payment rules and the 2026 schedule from SSA: Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2026 (Publication No. 05-10031, edition January 2026), SSA: Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2027 (Publication No. 05-10031, edition January 2026), SSA: Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2025 (only for the SSI payment of 2025-12-31, which is January 2026's), SSA: Schedule of Social Security Payments (publication index listing the 2025, 2026 and 2027 PDFs), SSA: Social Security Handbook, section 121 Payment Dates, SSA: What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits (Publication No. 05-10077, January 2026), SSA: What You Need to Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits (Publication No. 05-10153, August 2026) and SSA: What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Publication No. 05-11011, April 2026); federal holidays from the US Office of Personnel Management. Checked October 14, 2026. PrintDates is not affiliated with the Social Security Administration.