Social Security payments in September follow a normal schedule, with most payments to be sent starting September 9.
Social Security benefits, which are paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired
, typically go out on Wednesdays. If your birthday falls between the first and 10th days of the month, your payment is scheduled to arrive on the second Wednesday of the month (for September, that is Sept. 9), according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.If you were born between the 11th and 20th, you get paid on the third Wednesday of the month (Sept. 16); those born after the 20th of the month are paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month (Sept. 23), according to the SSA calendar. Social Security recipients who began getting benefits
before May 1997 are scheduled to be paid on Sept. 3.
Social Security payment schedule for September 2026
The Social Security Administration’s payments calendar for 2026 and 2027 are available online – and there's a handy calendar below – so you can check the schedules for budgeting purposes.
The check you get in September is technically your Social Security retirement benefits for August, while your September benefits are covered by the check that arrives in October, according to the SSA. Here's the SSA’s schedule:
- Wednesday, Sept. 9: Birth dates between the 1st and 10th of the month.
- Wednesday, Sept. 16: Birth dates between the 11th and 20th of the month.
- Wednesday, Sept. 23: Birth dates between the 21st and 31st of the month.
SSI payment schedule for September and the rest of 2026
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program also administered by the Social Security Administration, provides benefits for those with limited or no income or resources, those 65 or older, as well as those who are blind or have a qualifying disability, including children with a qualifying disability, according to the SSA website.
SSI recipients are typically issued payments on the first business day of the month – in September, that is Tuesday, Sept. 1. Occasionally, as in the month of October, recipients may get two checks because the first business day of the following month (in this case November) is on a weekend or holiday.
Here are the dates for SSI payments for 2026, according to the SSA calendar:
- Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
- Friday, Oct. 30, 2026
- Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026
- Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026
Here's a calendar showing all the Social Security and SSI payments for 2026.
Social Security payment schedule 2026
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