The Social Security Administration will distribute its third round of payments on June 24.
Social security payments are disbursed on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th of their respective birth month receive their payments on the second Wednesday of each month; those born between the 11th and 21st receive their benefits on the third Wednesday of each month; and those born between the 21st and 31st receive theirs on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—a monthly payment for senior citizen beneficiaries who have little or no financial resources or income outside of Social Security or low-income people who are blind or have a disability—is paid on the first of the month.
People who receive both Social Security and SSI, or individuals that have been on Social Security since before May 1997, typically receive their benefits on the 3rd of the month.
If either of those dates fall on a weekend or a federal holiday, benefits are paid out on the preceding business day.
Transition to Online Payments
The Social Security Administration is in the midst of a transition to completely online payments. Executive Order 14247, issued by President Donald Trump in March 2025, mandated that all federal disbursements from the United States General Fund be transitioned from paper checks sent by mail to electronic funds transfer in order to combat fraud and theft.
Effective Sept. 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury was required to cease issuing paper checks for all federal disbursements—including benefit payments—and transition to EFT payments, with limited exceptions.
The Social Security Administration is encouraging all beneficiaries to transition away from paper checks for their benefits toward electronic payment methods, such as direct deposit.
The agency said that direct deposit is faster and more secure. More importantly, it saves the government money.
“The Department of the Treasury reports that the average cost to print a check has increased to $3.07 per check, which is approximately 20 times more expensive than automated payments,” the release stated. “This shift could save the federal government millions annually.”
Beneficiaries need only to log in to their benefit account and add their bank account information to receive their benefits as a direct deposit. Beneficiaries can also have their bank send their information directly to Social Security. Beneficiaries who do not have a bank account can alternatively have their benefits deposited on a prepaid debit card by enrolling in the Direct Express program.
