Birthday on the 8th
Usual schedule: 2nd Wednesday
Official schedule rules
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What type of benefit do you receive?
Standard schedule
Your birthday normally determines the Wednesday
Born 1st–10th2nd Wednesday
Born 11th–20th3rd Wednesday
Born 21st–31st4th Wednesday
People receiving Social Security before May 1997, SSI recipients, and people receiving both programs may follow different rules.
Official evidence Social Security Administration · as of 2026-08-31Birthday on the 24th
Usual schedule: 4th Wednesday
Weekend and holiday timing
Why a scheduled payment may arrive early
When a scheduled payment date falls on a weekend or legal public holiday, the payment is generally moved to the preceding business day. It is a shifted scheduled payment, not an extra payment.
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