SOME Social Security recipients are set to get a check in just days after a significant gap in distributions.
The direct payment arrives after the break as the result of a unique calendar quirk.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) notably assists about 72.5 million Americans in 2025, per its monthly statistical snapshot.
Included in the benefits are Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
SSI assists around 7.5 million Americans, specifically those with limited income or resources who are either blind, disabled, or 65 and older.
Children with an eligible disability can also get SSI.
The maximum monthly payouts for SSI, as determined in the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) every October, are $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple this year.
Exact amounts will still vary depending on other factors.
Either way, SSI goes out to qualifying Americans on the first of every month with the exception of holidays and weekends.
AWKWARD TIMING
May 1 fell on a Thursday, so payments went out as normal.
Except SSI also went out on May 30, resulting in a double distribution for the month due to June 1 falling on Sunday.
There’s then no SSI check this month until July 1, which thankfully lands on a Tuesday.
Except, this type of situation will happen two more times in 2025.
In September and November, there are no SSI payments.
That’s because August and October have double distributions.
September 1 is Labor Day, a holiday, and November 1 falls on a Saturday.
WHEN SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS ARE MADE
Social Security payments are issued on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of each month based on the recipient’s birthdate:
- Second Wednesday: For individuals born between the 1st and 10th of the month
- Third Wednesday: For those born between the 11th and 20th
- Fourth Wednesday: For those born between the 21st and 31st
So, depending on how recipients budget their funds, they can know that certain months will bring in more than expected to prepare for the months without any SSI at all.
December also has a double payment because January 1 is New Year’s Day, and the start of 2026.
NO CHANGES
Social Security recipients can expect payouts as normal in July.
The maximum monthly check in 2025 is $5,108 for those retiring at age 70.
Those with birth dates from one to 10 will get their funds on the second Wednesday, or July 9.
For birth dates between 11 and 20, it’s the third Wednesday of July 16.
And lastly, birth dates between 21 and 31 on July 23.
The dates are easy to follow through a convenient calendar that the SSA provides on its website.
The Social Security “fund” is also still expected to run out soon, but two steps can help Americans avoid the “depletion.”
There’s also a way some recipients can boost payments by $1,000.
