2024 SSI Payment Dates: Every Benefit Month
Every scheduled benefit month, including deposits that arrive in the previous month.
| Benefit month | SSI payment date | Deposit month |
|---|---|---|
| January | December 29, 2023 | Previous month |
| February | February 1, 2024 | Same month |
| March | March 1, 2024 | Same month |
| April | April 1, 2024 | Same month |
| May | May 1, 2024 | Same month |
| June | May 31, 2024 | Previous month |
| July | July 1, 2024 | Same month |
| August | August 1, 2024 | Same month |
| September | August 30, 2024 | Previous month |
| October | October 1, 2024 | Same month |
| November | November 1, 2024 | Same month |
| December | November 29, 2024 | Previous month |
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 2024 SSI is scheduled for December 29, 2023. 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 2024 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 2024?
December 29, 2023. 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.