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Social Security payment schedule 2027

Every Social Security and SSI payment date for 2027. Dates marked in red were moved earlier because the usual day is a weekend or federal holiday.

Updated

January 2027

Payment dates for January 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Moved earlier from January 1
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI Moved earlier from January 3
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

January's SSI payment, usually due on the 1st, arrives early on Thursday, December 31, 2026, because the 1st is New Year's Day.

January's Social Security payment, usually due on the 3rd, arrives early on Thursday, December 31, 2026, because the 3rd is a Sunday.

These are the first Social Security payments that include the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment.

February 2027

Payment dates for February 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

March 2027

Payment dates for March 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

April 2027

Payment dates for April 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI Moved earlier from April 3
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

The 3rd is a Saturday, so Social Security payments due that day arrive on Friday, April 2.

SSI is paid twice this month: April's payment on Thursday, April 1, and May's paid early on Friday, April 30. The second one is not extra money, so there is no SSI payment in May.

May 2027

Payment dates for May 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Moved earlier from May 1
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

May's SSI payment, usually due on the 1st, arrives early on Friday, April 30, 2027, because the 1st is a Saturday.

June 2027

Payment dates for June 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

July 2027

Payment dates for July 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI Moved earlier from July 3
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

The 3rd is a Saturday, so Social Security payments due that day arrive on Friday, July 2.

SSI is paid twice this month: July's payment on Thursday, July 1, and August's paid early on Friday, July 30. The second one is not extra money, so there is no SSI payment in August.

August 2027

Payment dates for August 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Moved earlier from August 1
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

August's SSI payment, usually due on the 1st, arrives early on Friday, July 30, 2027, because the 1st is a Sunday.

September 2027

Payment dates for September 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

October 2027

Payment dates for October 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI Moved earlier from October 3
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

The 3rd is a Sunday, so Social Security payments due that day arrive on Friday, October 1.

November 2027

Payment dates for November 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

December 2027

Payment dates for December 2027
WhoPayment date
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Social Security that started before May 1997, or if you also get SSI
Social Security, born on the 1st to 10th
Social Security, born on the 11th to 20th
Social Security, born on the 21st to 31st

SSI is paid twice this month: December's payment on Wednesday, December 1, and January's paid early on Thursday, December 30. The second one is not extra money, so there is no SSI payment in January.

Source: SSA Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2027. Your own date is shown in your my Social Security account.

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