Overview

• SSI was paid on October 1 for October benefits and will be paid again on October 31 as the advance November disbursement under the first‑business‑day rule.
• These two October deposits do not increase anyone’s benefit amount and reflect timing only.
• The paper check phaseout took effect September 30, so benefits are now delivered by direct deposit or the Treasury‑backed Direct Express card.
• The first round of regular Social Security payments under the paperless system arrives Wednesday, October 8 for beneficiaries with birthdays on the 1st through 10th, with later waves following the birthdate‑based schedule.
• SSA data show more than 68 million beneficiaries nationwide and about 390,000 still on paper checks as of September, prompting continued outreach to help remaining recipients enroll electronically.