Social Security is issuing checks on Wednesday, September 24: this is who’s getting a payment
Next week, the U.S.’s Social Security Administration is scheduled to make the latest round of benefits payments.
Next week, millions more Social Security recipients in the U.S. are set to be sent a benefits payment.
On Wednesday, September 24, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is scheduled to issue the next round of checks on its distribution timeline.
Who’s receiving a Social Security check on Sep. 24?
Next Wednesday’s payments will be made to certain recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or survivor pay.
Of the just over 70 million people who receive retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits in the U.S., most are paid on one of three Wednesdays each month, beginning on the second Wednesday.
A recipient’s designated Wednesday is decided by the date of birth of the worker whose Social Security taxes have accumulated the benefits entitlement.
For example, if you receive retirement pay based on your own work record, your birthday is used. If you claim retirement benefits based on a spouse or parent’s employment history, the spouse or parent’s date of birth is used.
On September 24, the SSA is to issue payments to beneficiaries whose date of birth (or relevant family member’s date of birth) falls between the 21st and the 31st of each month.
Weds. payment schedule - Sep. 2025:
- Weds., Sep. 10: Beneficiaries born on 1st to 10th
- Weds., Sep. 17: Beneficiaries born on 11th to 20th
- Weds., Sep. 24: Beneficiaries born on 21st to 31st
Who doesn’t get their benefits on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th Wednesday?
- Certain long-term Social Security beneficiaries
If you started receiving 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.
These long-term beneficiaries were therefore scheduled to be paid on Wednesday two weeks ago.
- SSI beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) scheme - a separate SSA program for low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability - are normally paid on the first of each month.
However, as September began on a federal holiday, this month’s SSI payment date was brought forward to the nearest working day, which was Friday, August 29.
- Dual beneficiaries (SSI + regular Social Security)
Just over 2.5 million people in the U.S. receive both SSI and one of the SSA’s retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits.
These recipients normally get the former on the first of each month and the latter on the third. But, as September 1 was a holiday, they got their SSI money on August 29.
Recipients outside 2nd, 3rd and 4th Weds. - Sep. 2025
- SSI beneficiaries: Fri., Aug. 29
- Pre-May '97 Social Sec. recipients: Wed., Sep. 3
- Dual beneficiaries: SSI paid on Aug. 29; Social Sec. paid on Sep. 3
Check out at the SSA’s complete payment schedule for 2025 in this online calendar.
How much money do Social Security retirement beneficiaries get?
Retired workers - who account for the vast majority of the U.S.’s Social Security beneficiaries - get an average of $2,008.31 per month, according to figures published by the SSA.
How much do other beneficiaries get each month?
Disabled workers receive an average of $1,582.95 a month, while beneficiaries of survivor pay get a monthly average of $1,575.30. SSI recipients are paid an average of $717.84 a month.
How does the SSA send out Social Security payments?
Most Social Security checks are now distributed using electronic payment systems. Indeed, the SSA says less than 1% of recipients continue to receive paper checks, as the agency seeks to go fully paperless.
The SSA offers its recipients two forms of electronic payment:
- Direct deposit
Beneficiaries can receive their money by direct deposit, by providing the agency with their bank details. You can supply this information on the “my Social Security” online portal.
- Debit Express Card
Alternatively, recipients can have their benefits paid onto the Direct Express Card, a special debit card for federal payments made to people without a bank account.
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