Payment Dates
When federal benefits actually hit your account.
Sep 12How Social Security decides which Wednesday you get paidSocial Security pays on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Wednesday based on your birth date. SSI pays separately, on the 1st. The exact rule, computed from the regulation.Aug 31When does the January 2027 SSI payment arrive?It arrives December 31, 2026 — a day early and in the previous month, because January 1 is a federal holiday. There is no second SSI payment in January.