Millions of Social Security recipients in the U.S. are in line to get a benefits payment in the coming days.
On Wednesday, September 10, the U.S.’s Social Security Administration (SSA) is to send out the next batch of checks on its benefits distribution schedule.
Who’s getting a Social Security check on September 10?
This Wednesday’s payments will be issued to certain recipients of retirement, disability (SSDI) or survivor benefits.
Of the just under 70 million people who receive retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits from the SSA, most get their money on one of three Wednesdays each month, beginning on the second Wednesday.
A recipient’s designated Wednesday is determined 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 10, the SSA is to distribute payments to beneficiaries whose date of birth (or relevant family member’s date of birth) falls between the first and the 10th of each month.
Weds. payment schedule – Sep. 2025:
- Weds., Sep. 10: Recipients born on 1st to 10th
- Weds., Sep. 17: Recipients born on 11th to 20th
- Weds., Sep. 24: Recipients born on 21st to 31st
Who doesn’t get their benefits on the second, third or fourth Wednesday?
- Certain long-term Social Security beneficiaries
If you began claiming retirement benefits, SSDI or survivor pay 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 this week.
Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – 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
You can check out at the SSA’s full payment schedule for 2025 in this online calendar.
How much do retirement beneficiaries get per month?
Retired workers – who make up the vast majority of the U.S.’s Social Security beneficiaries – are paid an average of $2,006.69 per month, according to the SSA.
How much do other beneficiaries receive?
Disabled workers are paid a monthly average of $1,582.38, while recipients of survivor benefits get an average of $1,574.28 a month. SSI beneficiaries receive $716.09 per month on average.
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