Social Security Adjusts Payment Schedule for Early 2025

Supplemental Security Income and retirement payments will be distributed earlier in January, February, and March due to holidays and weekends.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for January, February, and March 2025 will be sent out earlier than usual to account for holidays and weekends.
January SSI payments are issued on December 31, 2024, since January 1 is a federal holiday, with similar adjustments for February and March.
The Social Security Administration has implemented a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025, increasing maximum SSI benefits to $967 for individuals and $1,450 for couples.
Regular Social Security retirement payments follow a three-wave schedule based on recipients' birth dates, with the first payments for January arriving on January 8, 2025.
The SSA advises beneficiaries to wait three business days before contacting the agency if payments do not arrive on the expected date.