Overview
- The fourth October payment goes out Wednesday to recipients with birthdays from the 21st to the 31st, following the SSA’s birthdate-based Wednesday schedule.
- October is the first month under the agency’s paperless rule, requiring direct deposit or a Direct Express card under a mandate stemming from President Donald Trump’s March executive order.
- SSI benefits were issued on Oct. 1, and a second October SSI payment will arrive on Oct. 31 because Nov. 1 falls on a weekend.
- The SSA expects benefits to be delivered as usual during the shutdown because Social Security is funded outside the annual appropriations process.
- If a scheduled deposit does not arrive, beneficiaries are advised to wait three business days before contacting the SSA, excluding weekends and federal holidays.