Double Social Security payments in 2025: the calendar is now official and it’s good news for retirees

With the New Year approaching, it is critical for those who receive Social Security benefits, which the Social Security Administration (SSA) administers through five programs, to know when they will get them.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers retirement, family, survivor, disability, and supplemental security income (SSI) payments throughout the year, and because they are so important to recipients, it releases a calendar with all scheduled benefits in advance so that beneficiaries know when to expect a payment and never miss one.

Social Security payments in 2025

SSI payments are made on the first of each month, unless it is a weekend or a national holiday, in which case they are moved to the preceding day when banks are open and payment may be delivered. This is why you may receive two payments in one month but none in another. This does not entail any further payments. SSI will follow this schedule:

• December 31, 2024: January 2025 payment
• January 31, 2025: February 2025 payment
• February 28, 2025: March 2025 payment
• April 1, 2025: April 2025 payment
• May 1, 2025: May 2025 payment
• May 30, 2025: June 2025 payment
• July 1, 2025: July 2025 payment
• August 1, 2025: August 2025 payment
• August 30, 2025: September 2025 payment
• October 1, 2025: October 2025 payment
• October 31, 2025: November 2025 payment
• December 1, 2025: December 2025 payment
• December 31, 2025: January 2026 payment

Retirement, family, survivor, and disability payments are distributed on the same days, with the timing governed by two criteria. The first determines whether they began claiming benefits before or after May 1997, and the second is their birth date.

Individuals who started earlier usually have their payment date on the third of the month, with the exception of two weekends: Friday, May 2nd and Friday, August 1st, due to scheduling conflicts.

The remaining payments are birth date dependent and follow this rule: recipients with birthdays on the 1st-10th of the month will receive their benefits on the second Wednesday of each month, those born on the 11th-20th will receive payouts on the third Wednesday, and those born on the 21st-31st will receive payments on the fourth Wednesday.

If a payment falls on a national holiday, it will be moved to the preceding day when banks are open.

Source google.com

• January
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 8 January
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 15 January
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 22 January

• February
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 12 February
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 19 February
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 26 February

• March
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 12 March
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 19 March
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 26 March

• April
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 9 April
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 16 April
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 23 April
• May
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 14 May
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 21 May
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 28 May

• June
  • Birthdate 1^st-10^th — payment on 11 June
  • Birthdate 11^th-20^th — payment on 18 June
  • Birthdate on 21^st-31^st — payment on 25 June

• July
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 9 July
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 16 July
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 23 July

• August
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 13 August
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 20 August
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 27 August

• September
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 10 September
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 17 September
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 24 September

• October
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 8 October
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 15 October
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 22 October

• November
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 12 November
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 19 November
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 26 November

• December
  • Birthdate 1st-10th — payment on 10 December
  • Birthdate 11th-20th — payment on 17 December
  • Birthdate on 21st-31st — payment on 24 December

Also See:– U.S. Government confirms: These are the requirements for a retirement benefit at age 62 in 2025