You’ll receive your October Social Security payment soon. You can expect to receive your October Social Security Payment soon.
As we enter the final weeks of October, Social Security checks are hitting the recipients’ accounts all throughout the month. If you haven’t received your payment, it’s because of a few different factors. You’ll learn how to determine your payment date so that you know which week of the month it is supposed to be sent. Below is the complete payment schedule for October 2020 and answers to some of your questions. Check out the steps you can take if you haven’t received your Social Security check for September. Read on to learn if your check will arrive this week and what the Social Security Administration uses to determine your payment date. Don’t forget to check out the Social Security and SSDI cheatsheet and the instructions on how you can apply for Supplemental Security income. Want to know when you will receive your Social Security check each month?
Wanting to know the day of the week that you’ll receive it? Here’s the Social Security and SSDI payment schedule for October.
Social Security Payment Schedule October 2024
You’ve received Social Security before May 1997
October 3
If your birthday falls between the 1st and 10th of any given month
| October 9 | If your birthday falls between the 11th and 20th of any given month |
|---|---|
| October 16 | If your birthday falls between the 21st and 31st of any given month |
| October 23 | How is my Social Security payment date determined? |
| Social Security payments are typically paid out starting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The next two payments are paid on the second and third Wednesdays in the month. There is one exception, which I’ll cover below. There is one big exception, which I’ll cover below. | Smart Money Advice on the Topics That Matter to You |
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Birthdate between:
Social Security check date
| 2nd Wednesday of the month | 11th and the 20th |
|---|---|
| 3rd Wednesday of the month | 21st and 31st |
| 4th Wednesday of the month | Will I receive my other government benefits on the same day? |
| If you’ve received Social Security benefits before May 1997, or receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, your payment schedule isn’t determined by your birthdate. Payments are made every month at the same time, with some exceptions. | Social Security will send out payments on the third of every month. SSI payments will go out on the first of each month. The dates can change if the first or third of the month is a holiday or weekend. Social Security payments were sent two days earlier, on March 1, because March 3 was a holiday. The same will happen in the month of November. |
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The only benefits that are paid on the same schedule are Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance. Didn’t get your Social Security check yet? If your check does not arrive when you expect it to, or ever, wait three more days before contacting the Social Security Administration. After that, you can call the national toll-free number: 1-800-772-1213
