Who\u2019s getting a Social Security check today, Sep. 24?<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s payments are to be made to certain recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or survivor pay.<\/p>\n
Of the approximately 70 million people who receive retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits in the U.S., most get their payment on one of three Wednesdays each month, beginning on the second Wednesday<\/a>. <\/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 For example, if you receive retirement pay based on your own work record, your birthday is used. If you claim retirement benefits based on a spouse<\/a> or parent\u2019s employment history, the spouse or parent\u2019s date of birth is used. <\/p>\n Today, the SSA is to distribute payments to beneficiaries whose date of birth (or relevant family member\u2019s date of birth) falls from the 21st to the 31st of each month. <\/p>\n Weds. payment schedule – Sep. 2025:<\/a> Who doesn\u2019t get their benefits on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th Wednesday? Certain long-term Social Security beneficiaries<\/p>\n If you started receiving retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits before May 1997, your check typically goes out on the third of each month, irrespective of your date of birth.<\/p>\n These long-term beneficiaries were therefore scheduled to be paid on the first Wednesday in September.<\/p>\n Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – a separate SSA benefit for low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability – are normally paid on the first of each month. <\/p>\n However, as September began on a federal holiday, this month\u2019s SSI payment date was brought forward to the nearest working day, which was Friday, August 29.<\/p>\n Dual beneficiaries (SSI + regular Social Security)<\/p>\n Just over 2.5 million people in the U.S. receive both SSI and one of the SSA\u2019s retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits. <\/p>\n These recipients normally get the former on the first of each month and the latter on the third. But, as September 1 was a holiday, they got their SSI money on August 29. <\/p>\n Recipients outside 2nd, 3rd and 4th Weds. – Sep. 2025<\/a> You can check out the SSA\u2019s complete payment schedule for 2025 in this online calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n How much money do Social Security retirement beneficiaries get per month?<\/p>\n Retired workers – who account for the vast majority of the U.S.\u2019s Social Security beneficiaries – are paid an average of $2,008.31 per month, according to figures published by the SSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n How much money do other beneficiaries receive per month?<\/p>\n Disabled workers are paid a monthly average of $1,582.95, while recipients of survivor pay get $1,575.30 a month on average. SSI beneficiaries receive an average of $717.84 per month.<\/p>\n How does the SSA send out Social Security payments?<\/p>\n Most Social Security checks are now distributed using electronic payment systems. Indeed, the SSA says less than 1% of recipients continue to receive paper checks, as the agency seeks to go fully paperless<\/a>.<\/p>\n The SSA provides benefits recipients with two ways of receiving electronic payments:<\/p>\n Beneficiaries can receive 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 Related stories Get your game on! Whether you\u2019re into NFL touchdowns, NBA buzzer-beaters, world-class soccer goals, or MLB home runs, our app has it all.<\/p>\n
\nWeds., Sep. 10:\u00a0Beneficiaries born on 1st to 10th
\nWeds., Sep. 17: Beneficiaries born on 11th to 20th
\nWeds., Sep. 24: Beneficiaries born on 21st to 31st<\/p>\n
\nSSI beneficiaries: Fri., Aug. 29
\nPre-May ’97 Social Sec. recipients: Wed., Sep. 3
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