Getting Two SSI Payments in One Month

Getting Two SSI
Payments in One Month
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.
We do 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 us to
report the second payment.
Here’s how this will work in April 2023. April 1,
2023, falls on a Saturday, so we will issue 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 our website, we 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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