{"id":637591,"date":"2026-05-12T01:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637591\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T01:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:10:13","slug":"social-security-confirms-all-1300-branches-shut-down-in-weeks-for-24-hour-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637591\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security confirms all 1,300 branches shut down in weeks for 24-hour closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALL Social Security branches will be closed for an entire day this month, leaving Americans with no alternative.<\/p>\n<p>The branches are closing for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/money\/16332847\/is-wells-fargo-open-memorial-day-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">many major banks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/money\/16320342\/costco-closes-every-location-24-hour-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">retailers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Money newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/memorial-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Memorial Day<\/a> falls on the final Monday of every May to remember and mourn soldiers who died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have already seen Social Security offices close for federal holidays this year, including New Year\u2019s Day and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s Birthday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/agency\/holidays.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">website<\/a>, the offices close for all 11 federal holidays every year.<\/p>\n<p>This means the offices will be closed for upcoming holidays such as Independence Day, <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/labor-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Labor Day<\/a>, Veterans Day, <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thanksgiving<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/christmas-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tread more on social security \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/money\/16322849\/social-security-orders-senior-repay-overpayment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JB_SOCIAL-SECURITY_COMP-copy.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">PAY PAIN<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Social Security orders senior to repay $46,468 after &#8216;extra hours&#8217; trigger error<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/money\/16316726\/social-security-benefits-cap-insolvency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778548213_505_NINTCHDBPICT000230369658.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">WATCH YOUR WALLET<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Social Security benefits cap: the $100k policy change targeting millions<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To avoid delays, Americans who need to should visit their local office before Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Security website is expected to be operational on Memorial Day, however.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t2026 Social Security Payment Schedule\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-boxout__content__intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Security payments are handed out on the second, third, and fourth Wednesday of each month, depending on a beneficiary&#8217;s date of birth. Benefits will be paid out in 2026 on the following dates:\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>January 14, 21, and 28<br \/>\nFebruary 11, 18, and 25<br \/>\nMarch 11, 18, and 25<br \/>\nApril 8, 15, and 22<br \/>\nMay 13, 20, and 27<br \/>\nJune 10, 17, and 24<br \/>\nJuly 8, 15, and 22<br \/>\nAugust 12, 19, and 26<br \/>\nSeptember 9, 16, and 23<br \/>\nOctober 14, 21, and 28<br \/>\nNovember 10, 18, and 25<br \/>\nDecember 9, 16, and 23<\/p>\n<p>Major banks incluidng <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/wells-fargo\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wells Fargo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/bank-of-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bank of America<\/a>, Citibank,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/jpmorgan-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JPMorgan Chase<\/a>\u00a0and Goldman Sachs will be closed for Memorial Day. <\/p>\n<p>ATMs and online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">banking<\/a> will be working, but any transactions made could be frozen until the following day. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/costco\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Costco<\/a> is one of the biggest retailers to confirm its closure on May 25, but other chains such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/walmart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Walmart<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Target<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/the-home-depot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Home Depot<\/a> will be open.<\/p>\n<p>Services such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/fedex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FedEx<\/a>\u00a0and UPS will freeze most of their services on Memorial Day, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALL Social Security branches will be closed for an entire day this month, leaving Americans with no alternative.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[28,78861,8204,275323,147,530,733,159414],"class_list":["post-637591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-memorial-day","tag-money-us","tag-opening-times-and-hours","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-social-security","tag-store-closures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}