2025 Social Security Payment Schedule
Dates computed from SSA’s payment rules and the national federal holiday calendar. Match your beneficiary birthday group.
| Schedule month | Birthday 1-10 | Birthday 11-20 | Birthday 21-31 | Early / both | SSI date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 22 | Jan 3 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| February | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Feb 3 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| March | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Mar 26 | Mar 3 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| April | Apr 9 | Apr 16 | Apr 23 | Apr 3 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| May | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | May 2 | May 1, 2025 |
| June | Jun 11 | Jun 18 | Jun 25 | Jun 3 | May 30, 2025 |
| July | Jul 9 | Jul 16 | Jul 23 | Jul 3 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| August | Aug 13 | Aug 20 | Aug 27 | Aug 1 | Aug 1, 2025 |
| September | Sep 10 | Sep 17 | Sep 24 | Sep 3 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| October | Oct 8 | Oct 15 | Oct 22 | Oct 3 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| November | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26 | Nov 3 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| December | Dec 10 | Dec 17 | Dec 24 | Dec 3 | Dec 1, 2025 |
A date shift is not an extra benefit
If the first or third falls on a weekend or federal holiday, SSA pays on the preceding business day. January 2025 SSI is scheduled for December 31, 2024. A month with two bank deposits may contain an early payment for the next benefit month.
Which birthday matters?
SSA generally uses the birthday of the person on whose earnings record the benefit is paid, not necessarily the recipient’s birthday. The pre-May-1997 and dual-benefit rules override the Wednesday grouping. Confirm your group on your SSA notice.
Questions, answered.
What are the 2025 payment dates based on?
SSA’s published payment-cycle rules, with national federal holiday and weekend adjustments. The calendar is a computation of those rules, not a guarantee of when your bank releases funds.
When is the SSI payment for January 2025?
December 31, 2024. If this is in the prior month, it covers the following scheduled benefit month.
Do early direct deposits change the SSA date?
Some banks make funds available earlier. That is a bank policy and is not the official scheduled payment date shown here.
What if my payment does not arrive?
SSA’s published calendar says to allow three additional mailing days before contacting Social Security. Check your direct-deposit details with your bank and SSA; do not send personal records to this website.
Are SSI and Social Security paid on the same day?
They follow different rules. People receiving both generally have SSI on the first and Social Security on the third, with holiday and weekend shifts.
Check the sources.
Data checked October 1, 2026.