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Those who get Supplemental Security Income checks won’t get a check during the calendar month of September – but not because of any problem with Social Security.
Beneficiaries are actually scheduled to get their September SSI payment on Friday, Aug. 29, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.
SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of the month, but when the first of the month lands on a weekend or a holiday, as it does in September (Sept. 1 is Labor Day), the payments go out early.
A similar situation happened in June, with SSI recipients getting payments on May 1 and May 30 – and will happen again in November, with that month’s check being issued Oct. 31, according to the SSA calendar.
When are SSI payments sent out for September? See full 2025 payment schedule
SSI beneficiaries got two checks in the calendar month of August – one of which is the September payment – and will again in October and December, too. That’s because the first date of the following month lands on a weekend or holiday.
Here are the dates for SSI payments for the rest of 2025 and into early 2026, according to the SSA calendar:
- Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 (Check for September 2025)
- Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 (Check for October 2025)
- Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (Check for November 2025)
- Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (Check for December 2025)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 (Check for January 2026)
- Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 (Check for February 2026)
- Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 (Check for March 2026)
What is SSI?
Supplemental Security Income is a benefit program for those with limited income or resources, those aged 65 or older, and those who are blind or have a qualifying disability. Children with a qualifying disability can also get SSI. For information about how to apply for SSI, visit the SSA’s website.
There are about 7.4 million Americans who may be disabled or have limited resources getting monthly SSI benefit payments. About one-third of those SSI recipients also get a benefit from Social Security.
Adults who earn more than $2,019 from work monthly, typically do not qualify for SSI.
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