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May 2025 Social Security Payment Schedule Confirmed

Recipients of Social Security and SSI benefits can expect payments across multiple dates this month, including double SSI disbursements and a rare third payment for select beneficiaries.

Stock image/file photo: A Social Security card with U.S. Dollars and a Treasury check.
A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021.
The precise date of your payment is determined by a number of factors, such as the type of benefit you get and, for many, your birthdate. The Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains a systematic and regular distribution schedule.
In May 2025, millions of Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive two deposits rather than the customary one.

Overview

  • Social Security retirement payments will be distributed on May 14, May 21, and May 28, based on beneficiaries' birth dates.
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two payments this month: one on May 1 for May's benefit and another on May 30 for June's benefit.
  • Some beneficiaries who collect both SSI and retirement benefits and began receiving payments before May 1997 will receive a third payment on May 2.
  • Maximum Social Security retirement benefits vary by age, ranging from $2,831 at age 62 to $5,108 at age 70, with an average benefit of $1,976 as of 2025.
  • The Social Security Administration advises beneficiaries to wait three business days before reporting delayed payments and continues to warn of funding challenges threatening full benefits by 2034 without legislative action.