Social Security payment dates for September 2025: See schedule of when to expect benefits

Social Security payments for September are beginning to arrive in recipients’ bank accounts, with the Labor Day holiday causing Supplemental Security Income checks to be sent out earlier than usual.

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments made on the second Wednesday of the month, September 10.

Subsequent payments will be made on the third (September 17) and fourth (September 24) Wednesdays of each month, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar..

Supplemental Security Income checks will receive their September checks on Friday, August 29, as September 1 falls on Labor Day this year.

However, those who were previously overpaid by the Social Security Administration may receive smaller benefit checks. This is because the Social Security Administration was expected to begin withholding 50% of benefits for Americans who had been overpaid but had not yet begun repayments.

Approximately 1.2 million people in Massachusetts receive Social Security benefits, accounting for roughly one-fifth of the population.

Here’s what you should know about this year’s Social Security benefits.

Social Security payment schedule for September 2025

The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules for 2025 and 2026 are available online to allow recipients to use the calendar for budgeting purposes.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits are slated to be distributed on the SSA’s usual schedule:

Those who began getting benefits before May 1997 are paid on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Recipients of Supplemental Security Income checks will be issued their September payments on Aug. 29.

What is SSI?

Supplemental Security Income provides monthly benefits to those with limited income or resources who are 65 or older, blind, or have a qualifying disability. Children with a qualifying disability can also get SSI, according to the SSA’s website.

Adults who qualify for SSI generally do not have monthly wages above $2,019.

Those eligible for SSI can begin the application process online, in person at your local Social Security office, or by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time during the work week.

SSI payment schedule for September, rest of 2025 and into 2026

SSI checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2025 and early 2026, according to the SSA calendar:

What do I do if my scheduled payment date passed without payment?

The Social Security Administration recommends that if you do not receive your payment on the expected date, wait three additional mailing days before contacting the agency; most payments arrive on time because 99% of beneficiaries are paid electronically.

Where is a Social Security office in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 30 Social Security Field Offices, two Disability Determination Service offices, and three Office of Hearing Operations locations. The Social Security Office Locator can help you find the one closest to you.

When can you start receiving Social Security?

Everyone can receive reduced Social Security benefits as early as age 62. However, waiting until the full retirement age results in a higher monthly payment. That age has gradually risen in recent years, increasing by two months with each successive birth year.

For example, if you were born in 1958, your full retirement age is 66 years and 8 months, whereas those born in 1959 reach it at 66 years and 10 months.

Individuals born between May 2, 1958 and February 28, 1959 will reach full retirement age in 2025, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). For those born in 1960 or later, the full retirement age will rise to 67.

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