Social security payments for August follow a normal schedule. But those who have previously been overpowered by the Social Security Administration may receive less checks on the benefits.
This is because the agency was expected to start with 50% of the benefits for those who were overpass, but they are yet to start paying.
SSA has not released a number of recipients may have been overpass. However, a report of February 2025 from the General Inspector General Office found that the agency overpayed $ 13.6 billion in social security benefits in the fiscal years 2020 to 2023. About three quarters of the overpayments (72%) had taken place because the beneficiaries did not successfully report to the UPs. Such information may include additional salary or retirement revenue and changes in the medical condition, such as the end of the condition of disabling.
Social Security benefits – paid most to recipients who are more adult or retired – are usually paid on Wednesday. If your birth date falls between the first and 10th day of the month, you receive payments on the second Wednesday of the month (this month, this is August 13), according to the Social Security Administration calendar.
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The following payments come out a week: the recipients born between the 11th and the 20th are paid on the third Wednesday (August 20), and those born after the 20th month receive payments on the fourth Wednesday of the month (August 27), according to the SSA calendar. Social security recipients who began to receive benefits before May 1997 are paid on August 1st.
Social Security Payment Schedule for August
The annual graphics of the Social Security Administration for payments for benefits for 2025 and 2026 are available online, so you can check the calendar for the budget purposes.
Regular social security retirement benefits for July will be sent according to the usual SSA schedule:
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Wednesday, August 13: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month.
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Wednesday, August 20: Birth dates between the 11th and 20th of the month.
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Wednesday, August 27: Birth dates between 21st and 31st of the month.
SSI payment schedule for August, the rest of 2025 and until 2026.
The recipients of additional security checks will be issued payments on the first business day of the month, which is Friday, August 1st. SSI checks will be sent to the following dates in 2025 and early 2026, according to the SSA calendar:
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Friday, August 1, 2025 (check for August 2025)
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Friday, August 29, 2025 (check for September 2025)
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (check for October 2025)
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Friday, October 31, 2025 (check for November 2025)
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Monday, December 1, 2025 (check for December 2025)
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (check for January 2026)
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Friday, January 30, 2026 (check for February 2026)
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Friday, February 27, 2026 (check for March 2026)
What is SSI?
The additional security income (SSI) is a program for benefits for persons with limited income or resources, those aged 65 or more years and those who are blind or have qualified disability. Children with qualification disabilities are also eligible, according to the SSA website. Adults who qualify for SSI usually do not have a monthly salaries of over $ 2.019.
If you think you may be entitled to SSI, you can start the application process online, personally at the local social security office, or by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 8am to 7pm during the working week.
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