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Social Security Update: Payment Schedule Changes for Some Recipients

Social Security Update: Payment Schedule Changes for Some Recipients

Summary

Some Social Security recipients will get their payments on different dates in February due to the calendar. Those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or who got Social Security before May 1997 will see these changes. Payments will come earlier or on different days because the usual dates fall on weekends.

Key Facts

  • Social Security payments for some recipients will shift in February.
  • This change affects people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and those who started getting Social Security before May 1997.
  • Payments are changing because the 1st of February is a Sunday.
  • SSI recipients will get their February payment early, on Friday, January 30th.
  • March payments will also be early, on Friday, February 27th, since March 1 is a Monday.
  • People who retired before May 1997 will get their checks on February 3.
  • The regular payment schedule continues for other retirees with payments on February 11, 18, and 25.

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