{"id":458528,"date":"2026-02-09T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458528\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:23:11","slug":"social-security-benefits-are-being-sent-out-on-feb-11-heres-who-gets-a-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458528\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security benefits are being sent out on Feb. 11: here\u2019s who gets a payment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the United States, millions of benefits recipients are to be sent their February money in the middle of next week, as the Social Security<\/a> Administration\u2019s (SSA) three-Wednesdays payment cycle kicks in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the SSA is scheduled to issue payments to certain recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and survivor pay.<\/p>\n

A staggered, birthday-based payment system<\/p>\n

Of the 70.6 million people in the U.S. who get one of the above benefits, most are paid on the second, third or fourth Wednesday in each month. A recipient\u2019s designated Wednesday depends on the date of birth of the worker whose Social Security taxes have earned the benefits entitlement. <\/p>\n

If you receive benefits based on your own work record, your date of birth is used. If you claim based on the employment history of a family member – such as a spouse or parent – the SSA uses the relative\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

So who gets Social Security benefits on Wednesday, Feb. 11?<\/p>\n

As Feb. 11 is the first Wednesday in February, the payment date covers birthdays between the first and 10th of any month. Subsequent birthdays will then be catered for over the following two weeks:<\/p>\n

Born on 1st-10th: Weds., Feb. 11Born on 11th-20th: Weds., Feb. 18Born on 21st-31st: Weds., Feb. 25<\/p>\n

Who isn\u2019t paid within the SSA\u2019s three-Wednesdays cycle? Certain long-term Social Security recipients<\/p>\n

If you started getting retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits before May 1997, you are typically paid on the third day of each month, regardless of your date of birth. These beneficiaries were therefore due to receive their February money on Tuesday this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recipients of Supplemental Security Income<\/a> (SSI) are normally paid on the first of the month. However, as Feb. 1 fell on a Sunday, February\u2019s SSI benefits were paid out on the nearest working day before then: Friday, Jan. 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unlike the SSA\u2019s retirement, SSDI and survivor programs, SSI is a purely needs-based scheme. Aimed at low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability, SSI does not require prior payment of Social Security taxes.<\/p>\n

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

Around 2.5 million Americans claim both SSI and one of the SSA\u2019s retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits. For February, these dual beneficiaries were due to receive the former on Jan. 30, and the latter on Feb. 3.<\/p>\n

At a glance – beneficiaries outside the three-Wednesdays cycle:SSI: Friday, Jan. 30 (Feb. payment)Pre-May \u201997 Social Sec.: Tuesday, Feb. 3Dual recipients: SSI on Jan. 30; Social Sec. on Feb. 3SSI: Friday, Feb. 27 (Mar. payment)<\/p>\n

You can check out the SSA\u2019s 2026 benefits-distribution schedule in full in this online calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How much do Social Security and SSI beneficiaries get?<\/p>\n

As of January – the first month in which the SSA applied a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to its benefits – retired workers received<\/a> an average of $2,074.53 a month. Disabled workers got an average of $1,633.48 a month, and beneficiaries of survivor pay were issued a monthly average of $1,622.33. SSI recipients\u2019 average monthly benefits were $737.00.<\/p>\n

Recipients of retirement pay account for the overwhelming majority of SSA beneficiaries: nearly 57 million out of a total of 72.5 million, across Social Security and SSI.<\/p>\n

How does Social Security issue benefits payments?<\/p>\n

The SSA says<\/a> it is \u201cin most cases\u201d no longer giving beneficiaries the option of receiving their money in paper-check form. Instead, the agency offers two ways of picking up payments electronically:<\/p>\n

By supplying the SSA with their bank details, recipients can get their benefits by direct deposit. <\/p>\n

Beneficiaries of retirement, SSDI and survivor pay can update their account information online using the agency\u2019s \u201cmy Social Security<\/a>\u201d portal. SSI recipients should call 1-800-772-1213, the SSA says.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Recipients can also have their money loaded onto the Direct Express Card<\/a>, a special debit card for federal disbursements made to people without a bank account. You can sign up for Direct Express at 1-800-333-1795 or on the service\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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