Social Security continues to be a hot topic for President Donald Trump’s administration, which is looking to cut costs, and recipients who are concerned about their payments.
As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal spending, Social Security is enduring job cuts, office closings, a revamped customer service strategy and scrutiny for fraud. Despite the talk, payments will go out as regularly scheduled in April.
Social Security payments for most recipients come out Wednesdays throughout the month. So, if your birthdate falls between the first and 10th of the month, you are paid on the second Wednesday of the month; between the 11th and 20th, you’re paid on the third Wednesday, and if you were born after the 20th of the month, you get paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming payment schedule for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, plus a few quirks to watch out for.
Social Security payment schedule for April
The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules for 2025 and 2026 are available online so that you can use the calendar for budgeting purposes.
Regular Social Security retirement benefits will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule:
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Wednesday, April 9: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month.
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Wednesday, April 16: Birth dates between the 11th and the 20th of the month.
- Wednesday, April 23: Birth dates between the 21st and the 31st of the month.
Watch out for these SSI payment date oddities
In May, SSI recipients will get two checks: the May SSI payment is scheduled to be issued May 1, according to the SSA calendar, and the June SSI payment on May 30 – payments are issued early because June 1 falls on a weekend.
That means in June, as it was in March, SSI beneficiaries will not get a payment in that calendar month.
The calendar quirk crops up again in August when SSI recipients will get two checks – the August payment Aug. 1 and the September payment Aug. 29 – but no payment in the calendar month of September.
SSI recipients will also get two checks in October, but not one in the calendar month of November, according to the SSA calendar.
