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December Social Security Schedule Set: Two SSI Payments, Birth-Date Wednesdays for Retirees

The Dec. 31 SSI disbursement is the January 2026 benefit paid early due to the holiday calendar.

Social Security payments depend on birth dates, with a consistent schedule. SSI benefits are typically paid on the first of the month, but in December, recipients will get an extra payment on December 31 due to the January holiday.
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The SSA will distribute benefits checks to 7.5 million individuals in December 2025, including two SSI payments. The first is on December 1, and the second is advanced to December 31 due to a holiday
Social Security payments for December will follow the SSA's schedule, with disbursements on Dec. 3, 10, 17, and 24.

Overview

  • SSI recipients will be paid on Dec. 1 for December and again on Dec. 31 as an advance of the January 2026 benefit.
  • Retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for December will be issued on Dec. 10, Dec. 17, and Dec. 24 based on birth-date groups.
  • Beneficiaries who started receiving retirement, spousal, or survivor benefits before May 1997 are scheduled for Dec. 3, and those who receive both SSI and Social Security will see SSI on Dec. 1 and Social Security on Dec. 3.
  • A 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment takes effect in January 2026, lifting average monthly Social Security payments by about $56.
  • The SSA reports nearly 74 million people receive Social Security and about 7.4–7.5 million receive SSI, with 2025 federal SSI maximums of $967 for individuals and $1,450 for couples.