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Social Security payments coming Aug. 12
USA Today • • business
Key Points:
- Social Security payments for beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th of any month will be distributed on Wednesday, August 12, following the Social Security Administration’s normal payment schedule.
- Payments are typically issued on Wednesdays, with recipients born between the 1st-10th paid on the second Wednesday, those born 11th-20th on the third Wednesday, and those born after the 20th on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
- Individuals who received Social Security before May 1997 usually receive payments on the third day of the month, and those receiving both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) get Social Security on the third day and SSI on the first day of the month.
- SSI payments are generally issued on the first business day of each month, but when the first falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are made the preceding business day, as was the case for August 2026.
- Despite long-term financial challenges facing Social Security, including a projected trust fund shortfall by 2032, beneficiaries can expect payments to continue on the regular schedule this month.
