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Those who get Supplemental Security Income checks won’t get one in June, but they won’t miss out on benefits. It’s all due to how the calendar plays out.
There are about 7.4 million Americans who may be disabled or have limited resources getting monthly SSI benefit payments. About one-third of those SSI recipients also get a benefit from Social Security.
Social Security payments – mostly for those who are older or retired – typically are paid on Wednesdays. Beneficiaries whose birthdays fall between the first and 10th of the month are issued payments on the second Wednesday of the month, which this month is June 11, according to Social Security Administration’s calendar.
If you were born between the 11th and 20th, you’re paid on the third Wednesday (June 18), and those born after the 20th of the month get payments on the fourth Wednesday of the month (June 25), according to the SSA calendar. Social Security recipients who began getting benefits before May 1997 are paid on the 3rd of the month.
When are SSI payments sent out for June? See full 2025 payment schedule
SSI recipients have a regular payment schedule, too, with benefits paid monthly on the 1st. However, when the first day of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued early.
The May SSI payment was issued on May 1, according to the SSA calendar, and the June SSI payment is scheduled for May 30. The June payment is issued early because June 1 falls on a weekend – so SSI recipients will end up with two checks in the month of May, but not one in the calendar month of June.
Similar calendar oddities await in September and November: Monday, Sept. 1, is the Labor Day holiday, so September checks will be issued Friday, Aug. 29 – meaning SSI recipients will get two checks in the month of August, but not one in September. Then, Nov. 1 is a Saturday, so checks for November will be issued Friday, Oct. 31 (so SSI recipients will get two checks in October, too, but not one in November).
Supplemental Security Income checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2025, according to the SSA calendar:
- Friday, May 30, 2025 (Check for June 2025)
- Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (Check for July 2025)
- Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 (Check for August 2025)
- Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 (Check for September 2025)
- Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 (Check for October 2025)
- Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (Check for November 2025)
- Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (Check for December 2025)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 (Check for January 2026)
What is SSI?
Supplemental Security Income is a benefit program for those with limited income or resources, those aged 65 or older, and those who are blind or have a qualifying disability. Children with a qualifying disability can also get SSI, according to the SSA’s website.
Adults who earn more than $2,019 from work monthly, typically do not qualify for SSI.
Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Trending team. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com
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