{"id":218993,"date":"2025-10-12T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/218993\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:11:11","slug":"social-security-to-make-payments-on-wednesday-oct-15-this-is-who-gets-a-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/218993\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security to make payments on Wednesday, Oct. 15: this is who gets a check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Across the U.S., certain Social Security beneficiaries are scheduled to receive their monthly payment next week, as the Social Security Administration (SSA) pledges to keep sending checks out despite the ongoing government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>SSA says Social Security payment dates won\u2019t change<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a statement on October 1, the SSA insisted that the distribution of benefits payments \u201cwill continue with no change in payment dates\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The SSA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ssa.gov\/what-the-federal-government-shutdown-means-to-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/blog.ssa.gov\/what-the-federal-government-shutdown-means-to-you\/\">communiqu\u00e9<\/a> came after Congress missed its deadline to avert a federal shutdown at midnight ET on September 30. Amid disagreement between Republicans and Democrats on healthcare spending, lawmakers have been unable to pass a new funding bill.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s receiving a Social Security payment on October 15?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next Wednesday, payments are to be made to certain recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or survivor pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Of the just over 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/social-security-to-make-payments-today-wednesday-september-10-this-is-whos-receiving-a-check-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/social-security-to-make-payments-today-wednesday-september-10-this-is-whos-receiving-a-check-n\/\">beginning on the second Wednesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">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<p class=\"\">For example, if you receive retirement pay based on your own work record, your birthday is used. If you claim retirement benefits <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/spousal-social-security-benefits-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/spousal-social-security-benefits-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-n\/\">based on a spouse or parent\u2019s<\/a> employment history, the spouse or parent\u2019s date of birth is used. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On October 15, the SSA is to issue benefits to recipients whose date of birth (or relevant family member\u2019s date of birth) falls between the 11th and 20th of each month. <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Weds. payment schedule - Oct. 2025:\" href=\"\" rel=\"\">Weds. payment schedule &#8211; Oct. 2025:<\/a><br \/>\nWeds., Oct. 8: Beneficiaries born on 1st to 10th<br \/>\nWeds., Oct. 15: Beneficiaries born on 11th to 20th<br \/>\nWeds., Oct. 22: Beneficiaries born on 21st to 31st<\/p>\n<p>Who isn\u2019t paid on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th Wednesday? Certain long-term Social Security beneficiaries<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">If you started claiming 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<p class=\"\">These long-term beneficiaries were therefore scheduled to be paid on Friday, October 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) &#8211; a separate SSA benefit for low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability &#8211; are normally paid on the first of each month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This month\u2019s SSI payments therefore went out <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/these-are-the-only-people-who-get-a-check-from-social-security-today-wednesday-oct-1-find-out-whos-receiving-a-payment-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/these-are-the-only-people-who-get-a-check-from-social-security-today-wednesday-oct-1-find-out-whos-receiving-a-payment-n\/\">on Wednesday, October 1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dual beneficiaries (SSI + regular Social Security)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">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<p class=\"\">These recipients normally were due to get the former on October 1, followed by the latter on October 3.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Recipients outside 2nd, 3rd and 4th Weds. - Oct. 2025\" href=\"\" rel=\"\">Recipients outside 2nd, 3rd and 4th Weds. &#8211; Oct. 2025<\/a><br \/>\nSSI beneficiaries: Weds., Oct. 1<br \/>\nPre-May &#8217;97 Social Sec. recipients: Fri., Oct. 3<br \/>\nDual beneficiaries: SSI paid on Oct. 1; Social Sec. paid on Oct. 3<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">You can check out at the SSA\u2019s full payment schedule for 2025 in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10031-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10031-2025.pdf\">online calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How much do retirement recipient get per month?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Retired workers &#8211; who make up the vast of the U.S.\u2019s Social Security beneficiaries &#8211; are paid an average of $2,008.31 per month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/quickfacts\/stat_snapshot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/quickfacts\/stat_snapshot\/\">the SSA says.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How much do other SSA beneficiaries get per month?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Disabled workers get $1,582.95 a month on average, while beneficiaries of survivor pay receive a monthly average of $1,575.30. SSI recipients are paid $717.84 per month on average.<\/p>\n<p>How does the SSA make Social Security payments?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Over 99% of checks are now paid electronically, as the SSA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/advocates\/2025-09-10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/advocates\/2025-09-10.html\">seeks to go fully paperless<\/a>. As of September 30, indeed, the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/advocates\/2025-09-10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/advocates\/2025-09-10.html\">says<\/a> recipients will \u201cin most cases\u201d no longer be given the option of being mailed a paper check.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The SSA provides benefits recipients with two ways of receiving electronic payments:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Beneficiaries can receive their money by direct deposit, by providing the agency with their bank details. You can supply this information on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fFmSHpg-ib4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fFmSHpg-ib4\">my Social Security<\/a>\u201d online portal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Recipients can also have their benefits paid onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/faqs\/en\/questions\/KA-02429.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/faqs\/en\/questions\/KA-02429.html\">Direct Express Card<\/a>, a special debit card for federal payments made to people who do not have a bank account.<\/p>\n<p>Related stories<a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/how-migrants-in-the-us-who-have-a-green-card-can-be-deported-n\/\" class=\"s_m_w\" title=\"Foreigners with a Green Card can legally reside and work in the U.S., but they are not exempt from deportation.\" data-tb-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ZQH73XYTVREN5MD3VIPZNBSPAU.jpg\" alt=\"How migrants in the US who have a green card can be deported\" class=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/latest_news\/ford-wants-its-employees-back-working-in-the-office-or-else-n\/\" class=\"s_m_w\" title=\"The American car company have requested that their employees follow the new \u2018return to work\u2019 mandate.\" data-tb-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/W25HQHQVGNPIFKSHPVNCYPIAMI.jpg\" alt=\"Ford wants its employees back working in the office, or else\" class=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Get your game on! 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