{"id":138041,"date":"2025-11-16T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138041\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:24:11","slug":"social-security-to-send-out-payments-on-wednesday-nov-19-heres-who-gets-a-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138041\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security to send out payments on Wednesday, Nov. 19: here\u2019s who gets a check"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday next week, the Social Security<\/a> Administration (SSA) is to issue benefits checks to millions of people across the U.S., in the next payment run on the agency\u2019s distribution schedule for November. <\/p>\n

Who\u2019s receiving a Social Security check on Wednesday, Nov. 19?<\/p>\n

Checks are to be disbursed to certain recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or survivor pay.<\/p>\n

Of the 70 million people who get retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits in the U.S., most are paid their money on the second, third or fourth Wednesday in each month. <\/p>\n

A recipient\u2019s designated Wednesday is determined by the date of birth of the worker whose Social Security taxes have accumulated the benefits entitlement. <\/p>\n

Next Wednesday\u2019s payments cover birthdays between the 11th and 20th of each month. This follows last Wednesday\u2019s payment run (November 12), which applied to birthdays between the first and 10th of each month. <\/p>\n

At a glance – Nov. 2025\u2019s Wednesday payment schedule:Born on 1st-10th of month: Weds., Nov. 12Born on 11th-20th of month: Weds., Nov. 19Born on 21st-31st of month: Weds., Nov. 26Who isn\u2019t paid benefits on a Wednesday in Nov.? Some long-term Social Security beneficiaries<\/p>\n

If you began receiving retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits before May 1997, your check typically goes out on the third day of each month, irrespective of your date of birth.<\/p>\n

These long-term beneficiaries were therefore scheduled to be paid their November money on Monday, November 3.<\/p>\n

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) scheme – a separate SSA program for low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability – are normally paid on the first day of each month. <\/p>\n

However, as November began on a Saturday, this month\u2019s SSI payments were issued to their nearly 7.5 million recipients a day early: on Friday, October 31<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dual beneficiaries (SSI + regular Social Security)<\/p>\n

Just over 2.5 million Americans claim both SSI and one of the SSA\u2019s retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits. <\/p>\n

These recipients were due to get the former on October 31, followed by the latter on November 3.<\/p>\n

At a glance: non-Wednesday beneficiaries in Nov.:SSI recipients: Fri., Oct. 31Pre-May \u201997 Social Sec. beneficiaries: Mon., Nov. 3Dual recipients: SSI on Oct. 31; Social Sec. on Nov. 3<\/p>\n

You can check out the agency\u2019s full benefits-distribution schedule for 2025 in this online calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Social Security payments continued during shutdown<\/p>\n

The U.S.\u2019s record-breaking government shutdown finally ended<\/a> this week – but the 43-day-long stoppage did not prevent Social Security payments from going out during October and the first 12 days of November. <\/p>\n

On October 1, the day the shutdown began, the SSA had reassured<\/a> recipients that the distribution of benefits would continue \u201cwith no change in payment dates\u201d.<\/p>\n

Payments remained uninterrupted because the SSA receives mandatory funding through the Social Security Act<\/a>. <\/p>\n

How much do recipients of Social Security retirement get paid?<\/p>\n

Retired workers – who make up the majority of the U.S.\u2019s Social Security beneficiaries – receive $2,008.31 per month on average, the SSA says<\/a>. The maximum<\/a> monthly retirement check in 2025 is $5,108.<\/p>\n

How much money is paid to disability, survivor and SSI recipients?<\/p>\n

Disabled workers get $1,582.95 a month on average, while recipients of survivor benefits are paid an average of $1,575.30 per month. Beneficiaries of the SSI program receive $717.84 a month on average.<\/p>\n

Social Security to raise benefits<\/p>\n

In October, the SSA confirmed<\/a> that its beneficiaries will get a 2.8% rise in their monthly payments from January 2026, as part of the agency\u2019s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). <\/p>\n

For recipients of Social Security retirement benefits, this will mean an average monthly hike of $56, the SSA says.<\/p>\n

How does the SSA send out benefits?<\/p>\n

Almost all benefits checks are now paid electronically, as the SSA goes fully paperless. As of September 30, the agency says<\/a> beneficiaries are \u201cin most cases\u201d no longer being given the option of receiving a paper check in the mail.<\/p>\n

The SSA gives its beneficiaries two ways of receiving electronic payments:<\/p>\n

Beneficiaries can get their money by direct deposit, by providing the agency with their bank details. You can supply this information on the \u201cmy Social Security<\/a>\u201d online portal. <\/p>\n

Recipients can also have their benefits paid onto the Direct Express Card<\/a>, a special debit card for federal payments made to people who do not have a bank account.<\/p>\n

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