There are no Social Security payments scheduled for this week.
Why It Matters
The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out monthly benefits to retirees, people with disabilities, and the families of deceased workers. Because there are several payment methods and approximately 70 million beneficiaries, not everyone receives their funds at the same time.
What To Know
Most Social Security recipients are paid according to their birth date, unless they began receiving benefits before May 1997 or receive Supplemental Security Income.
SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly payments to people with disabilities or blindness, as well as to adults 65 and older who meet certain financial requirements. These two groups are typically paid in the first week of the month.
Retirees who do not receive SSI and began collecting benefits after May 1997 are typically paid on the second Wednesday of the month, which falls in the second week. In August, their payment is scheduled for the 13th, which falls in the third week.
This is not a delay. The second Wednesday, when people born between the first and tenth of any month are paid, falls in the third week of August.
Those with birthdays between the 11th and 20th are expected to be paid on August 20. Payments for people born between the 21st and the 31st are scheduled for August 27th.
If you do not receive your payment on time, the Social Security Administration recommends that you wait three business days before contacting them. Weekends and public holidays are not treated as business days.
How Much Is Social Security?
Each individual receives a different amount of benefits. They’re calculated using a formula that takes into account a worker’s 35 highest-earning years (adjusted for inflation) and the age at which they decide to start claiming benefits.
The earliest a person can claim retirement is at the age of 62, and spousal and survivor benefits are subject to different rules.
In 2025, someone retiring at the full retirement age of 67 can expect to receive up to $4,018 per month. Choosing to retire at 62 reduces the maximum to $2,831, whereas waiting until 70 increases it to up to $5,108 per month.
However, in May, the average for all retirement recipients was $2,002.39. The average check for those collecting spousal benefits was $950.20, while those collecting survivor benefits received $1,566.66.
“The average Social Security benefit amount changes monthly,” a spokesperson told Newsweek. “As wages tend to rise over time, each new group of retirees raises the average benefit amount, since their benefit calculations typically reflect higher earnings.”
Those on SSI, which can be claimed at any age, received an average of $718.30. These payments are based on the recipient’s income and other available financial resources.
