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When is my payment? SSDI and SSI dates
SSI comes on the 1st. SSDI depends on the birth date of the worker on whose record you are paid, unless you are in the 3rd-of-the-month group. Pick your case to see your next dates.
Choose what you get and the day of birth.
The rules
SSI. Paid on the 1st, or the business day before when the 1st is a weekend or holiday.
Older records and SSI + Social Security. Paid on the 3rd if benefits started before May 1997, or if you get both SSI and Social Security.
Everyone else on Social Security. Second, third or fourth Wednesday, by the birth date of the worker: 1st–10th, 11th–20th, 21st–31st.
Full calendar, 2026 and 2027
| Payment for | SSI | “3rd of the month” group | SSDI, born 1st–10th | Born 11th–20th | Born 21st–31st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 early | Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 | Jan. 14, 2026 | Jan. 21, 2026 | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| February 2026 | Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 early | Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 | Feb. 11, 2026 | Feb. 18, 2026 | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| March 2026 | Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 early | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | March 11, 2026 | March 18, 2026 | March 25, 2026 |
| April 2026 | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Friday, April 3, 2026 | April 8, 2026 | April 15, 2026 | April 22, 2026 |
| May 2026 | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Friday, May 1, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
| June 2026 | Monday, June 1, 2026 | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | June 10, 2026 | June 17, 2026 | June 24, 2026 |
| July 2026 | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | Thursday, July 2, 2026 | July 8, 2026 | July 15, 2026 | July 22, 2026 |
| August 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 early | Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 | Aug. 12, 2026 | Aug. 19, 2026 | Aug. 26, 2026 |
| September 2026 | Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 | Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 | Sept. 9, 2026 | Sept. 16, 2026 | Sept. 23, 2026 |
| October 2026 | Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 | Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 | Oct. 14, 2026 | Oct. 21, 2026 | Oct. 28, 2026 |
| November 2026 | Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 early | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 | Nov. 10, 2026 | Nov. 18, 2026 | Nov. 25, 2026 |
| December 2026 | Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026 | Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026 | Dec. 9, 2026 | Dec. 16, 2026 | Dec. 23, 2026 |
| January 2027 | Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026 early | Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026 | Jan. 13, 2027 | Jan. 20, 2027 | Jan. 27, 2027 |
| February 2027 | Monday, Feb. 1, 2027 | Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2027 | Feb. 10, 2027 | Feb. 17, 2027 | Feb. 24, 2027 |
| March 2027 | Monday, March 1, 2027 | Wednesday, March 3, 2027 | March 10, 2027 | March 17, 2027 | March 24, 2027 |
| April 2027 | Thursday, April 1, 2027 | Friday, April 2, 2027 | April 14, 2027 | April 21, 2027 | April 28, 2027 |
| May 2027 | Friday, April 30, 2027 early | Monday, May 3, 2027 | May 12, 2027 | May 19, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| June 2027 | Tuesday, June 1, 2027 | Thursday, June 3, 2027 | June 9, 2027 | June 16, 2027 | June 23, 2027 |
| July 2027 | Thursday, July 1, 2027 | Friday, July 2, 2027 | July 14, 2027 | July 21, 2027 | July 28, 2027 |
| August 2027 | Friday, July 30, 2027 early | Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2027 | Aug. 11, 2027 | Aug. 18, 2027 | Aug. 25, 2027 |
| September 2027 | Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2027 | Friday, Sept. 3, 2027 | Sept. 8, 2027 | Sept. 15, 2027 | Sept. 22, 2027 |
| October 2027 | Friday, Oct. 1, 2027 | Friday, Oct. 1, 2027 | Oct. 13, 2027 | Oct. 20, 2027 | Oct. 27, 2027 |
| November 2027 | Monday, Nov. 1, 2027 | Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2027 | Nov. 10, 2027 | Nov. 17, 2027 | Nov. 24, 2027 |
| December 2027 | Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2027 | Friday, Dec. 3, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2027 | Dec. 15, 2027 | Dec. 22, 2027 |
“Early” means the 1st falls on a weekend or holiday, so SSI comes on the business day before. The SSI payment for January 2028 arrives on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2027. Dates checked against SSA's printed calendars for 2026 and 2027.
If a payment does not arrive on the expected date, SSA's calendar says to allow three more mailing days before you contact Social Security.
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Questions people ask
When is the January 2027 SSI payment?
On Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, because Jan. 1, 2027, is a holiday. It is the first payment at the 2027 amount.
My birthday is the 15th. When is my SSDI paid?
On the third Wednesday of each month, or the business day before if that Wednesday is a holiday.
Why did I get two SSI payments in one month?
When the 1st falls on a weekend or holiday, that month's payment comes early, at the end of the month before. The next month then has no SSI deposit.
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Sources: SSA, Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2026 and 2027 (Publication 05-10031); 20 CFR 404.1807 (monthly payment day); SSA, Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment. Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.