Some Social Security Recipients Will Get 2 Checks in August

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For those who get Social Security checks, control the calendar: Certain beneficiaries will receive two payments in August.

The scheduling change affects Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which is a Social Security program that gives financial help to low- and no-income Americans who do not have many resources and are blind, disabled, or age 65 and up. In accordance with the most recent data from the Social Security Administration, about 7.4 million people receive SSI every month.

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When does SSI exit in August?

Normally, the U.S. government sends out SSI checks on the primary of the month. That’s the case in August — beneficiaries can expect their regular SSI payment on Thursday. But, in a twist, they’ll also receives a commission Aug. 30.

That is because the everyday SSI payment date for September falls on a Sunday this 12 months. Each time a payment would fall on a weekend or holiday, the Social Security Administration moves the payment date to the business day right before it. In 2024, that is Friday, Aug. 30.

Meaning there’ll technically be no SSI payment within the month of September. The subsequent check will exit on Oct. 1 like normal.

For SSI recipients, that is only a calendar quirk to pay attention to. It happens semi-regularly: Already this 12 months, May had two SSI payments. November will, too.

When will I get my Social Security payment for August 2024?

Individuals who receive SSI and Social Security, in addition to those that began getting Social Security before May 1997, even have a tweaked schedule this month. Their Social Security payments, which generally can be sent on the third (this Saturday), will as a substitute be paid on Friday.

Folks who don’t fall into any of those categories should receive payments as usual in August. Social Security payment dates are based on their birthdays.

People born between the primary and tenth of the month must be paid Aug. 14, people born between the eleventh and twentieth of the month must be paid Aug. 21, and folks born between the twenty first and thirty first of the month must be paid Aug. 28.

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