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SSDI payment schedule for 2026 and 2027

SSDI is paid on a Wednesday that depends on the birth date of the worker. Here are all the dates for 2026 and 2027, checked against SSA's printed calendars.

Which day is yours

2nd Wed.

Born 1st–10th. SSDI and other Social Security benefits.

3rd Wed.

Born 11th–20th. Uses the birth date of the worker on whose record you are paid.

4th Wed.

Born 21st–31st. If that Wednesday is a holiday, payment comes the business day before.

Two groups are paid on the 3rd instead: people whose benefits started before May 1997, and people who get both Social Security and SSI. SSI itself comes on the 1st.

SSDI and SSI dates, 2026 and 2027

Payment forSSI“3rd of the month” groupSSDI, born 1st–10thBorn 11th–20thBorn 21st–31st
January 2026Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 earlyFriday, Jan. 2, 2026Jan. 14, 2026Jan. 21, 2026Jan. 28, 2026
February 2026Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 earlyTuesday, Feb. 3, 2026Feb. 11, 2026Feb. 18, 2026Feb. 25, 2026
March 2026Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 earlyTuesday, March 3, 2026March 11, 2026March 18, 2026March 25, 2026
April 2026Wednesday, April 1, 2026Friday, April 3, 2026April 8, 2026April 15, 2026April 22, 2026
May 2026Friday, May 1, 2026Friday, May 1, 2026May 13, 2026May 20, 2026May 27, 2026
June 2026Monday, June 1, 2026Wednesday, June 3, 2026June 10, 2026June 17, 2026June 24, 2026
July 2026Wednesday, July 1, 2026Thursday, July 2, 2026July 8, 2026July 15, 2026July 22, 2026
August 2026Friday, July 31, 2026 earlyMonday, Aug. 3, 2026Aug. 12, 2026Aug. 19, 2026Aug. 26, 2026
September 2026Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026Sept. 9, 2026Sept. 16, 2026Sept. 23, 2026
October 2026Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026Friday, Oct. 2, 2026Oct. 14, 2026Oct. 21, 2026Oct. 28, 2026
November 2026Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 earlyTuesday, Nov. 3, 2026Nov. 10, 2026Nov. 18, 2026Nov. 25, 2026
December 2026Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026Dec. 9, 2026Dec. 16, 2026Dec. 23, 2026
January 2027Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026 earlyThursday, Dec. 31, 2026Jan. 13, 2027Jan. 20, 2027Jan. 27, 2027
February 2027Monday, Feb. 1, 2027Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2027Feb. 10, 2027Feb. 17, 2027Feb. 24, 2027
March 2027Monday, March 1, 2027Wednesday, March 3, 2027March 10, 2027March 17, 2027March 24, 2027
April 2027Thursday, April 1, 2027Friday, April 2, 2027April 14, 2027April 21, 2027April 28, 2027
May 2027Friday, April 30, 2027 earlyMonday, May 3, 2027May 12, 2027May 19, 2027May 26, 2027
June 2027Tuesday, June 1, 2027Thursday, June 3, 2027June 9, 2027June 16, 2027June 23, 2027
July 2027Thursday, July 1, 2027Friday, July 2, 2027July 14, 2027July 21, 2027July 28, 2027
August 2027Friday, July 30, 2027 earlyTuesday, Aug. 3, 2027Aug. 11, 2027Aug. 18, 2027Aug. 25, 2027
September 2027Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2027Friday, Sept. 3, 2027Sept. 8, 2027Sept. 15, 2027Sept. 22, 2027
October 2027Friday, Oct. 1, 2027Friday, Oct. 1, 2027Oct. 13, 2027Oct. 20, 2027Oct. 27, 2027
November 2027Monday, Nov. 1, 2027Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2027Nov. 10, 2027Nov. 17, 2027Nov. 24, 2027
December 2027Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2027Friday, Dec. 3, 2027Dec. 8, 2027Dec. 15, 2027Dec. 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 SSDI paid in January 2027?

On Jan. 13, 2027, Jan. 20, 2027 or Jan. 27, 2027, by birth date. The 3rd-of-month group is paid on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026.

Does the 2027 raise start in January?

Yes. The 3.6% COLA starts with December 2026 benefits, paid in January 2027.

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Sources: SSA, Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2026 and 2027 (Publication 05-10031); 20 CFR 404.1807; SSA, Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment. Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.