By Hillary Hatch, Social Security public affairs specialist
For most months in the year, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients get their SSI payment on the first day of the month. But when the first day of the month falls on the weekend or a federal holiday, you receive your SSI payment on the last business day before the first day of the month. That means you may get two SSI payments in the same month.
The Social Security Administration does this to avoid putting you at a financial disadvantage and make sure that you don’t have to wait beyond the first of the month to get your payment. It does not mean that you are receiving a duplicate payment in the previous month. So you do not need to contact Social Security to report the second payment.
Here’s how this will work in April 2023: April 1, 2023, falls on a Saturday, so Social Security issues your SSI payment for the month of April on March 31, 2023. In this example, you get two SSI payments in March.
The first March payment, on March 1, is your regularly scheduled payment for March. The second March payment, on March 31, 2023, is your SSI payment for the month of April.
On the website, the Social Security Administration provide a Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments for the current and upcoming calendar year at www.ssa.gov/pubs/calendar.htm.
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