Social Security payment schedule 2027

Questions about the 2027 schedule

When will I get my Social Security check in 2027?

It depends on the birth date of the insured person, not on when you filed. Born on the 1st through the 10th, you are paid the second Wednesday of the month; the 11th through the 20th, the third Wednesday; the 21st through the 31st, the fourth Wednesday. If you claimed before May 1997, also receive SSI, live outside the United States, or your state pays your Medicare premium, you are paid on the 3rd instead. Find your group in the tables above for every 2027 date.

What is the SSI payment schedule for 2027?

SSI is paid on the 1st of each month. When the 1st falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, the deposit moves to the business day before — never after. That is why some months show two SSI payments and others appear to show none.

Why is there no SSI payment in some months?

There is: it arrived early, at the end of the previous month. The payment is not skipped and the amount does not change. It is the same benefit landing a day or two sooner because the 1st fell on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday.

Why does January 2027 pay in December 2026?

January 1, 2027 is New Year’s Day, a federal holiday, and it falls on a Friday. Because a payment never moves later, the January SSI deposit is issued on the business day before — in December 2026. Two SSI deposits land in December and none on January 1. Budget for it: it is the single most common surprise on this calendar.

Do payment dates change if a holiday falls midweek?

Yes, for the Wednesday groups. When a federal holiday lands on the Wednesday you would be paid, the deposit moves to the business day before. The tables above already apply this and flag every month it happens.

How much will payments go up in 2027?

The cost-of-living adjustment is a formula, not a decision: it compares the third-quarter CPI-W average with the same quarter a year earlier, under 42 U.S.C. 415(i). That means it can be tracked before the official announcement each October. See our2027 COLA tracker for the running figure.

Is this the official SSA calendar?

No. US Money Calendar is independent and not affiliated with the Social Security Administration. The difference is that these dates are calculated from the regulation that sets them rather than copied from a portal, so they stay correct even when the official page is down or out of date. Every date links back to its source below.

Calculated from 20 CFR 404.1807and the federal holiday schedule at 5 U.S.C. 6103. Retrieved from the eCFR API on October 28, 2026.
Nothing on this page was copied from a portal — every date is computed from the rule, so it stays correct even when the source site is down.