WASHINGTON, May 28, 2026, 08:01 EDT
- SSI payments will go out Monday, June 1. Most Social Security checks are set for June 10, June 17, or June 24, based on the recipient’s birth date.
- Beneficiaries who get both SSI and Social Security, those living overseas, people in a Medicare Savings Program, or anyone who began benefits before May 1997, have a separate payment set for June 3.
- The schedule shift hits a wide group on fixed incomes. SSA data show 75.5 million people got Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both in April.
Social Security’s next payment cycle kicks off Monday, the Social Security Administration’s 2026 calendar shows. Supplemental Security Income goes out June 1. Millions of Social Security beneficiaries get their checks later in the month.
May payments are wrapping up and fixed-income households are shifting to the June Social Security schedule. SSA’s latest April data showed 71.1 million total beneficiaries. Retired workers had an average check of $2,081.16 last month.
Retirement, disability, and survivor benefit payments will be sent based on the beneficiary’s birth date. People born on the 1st to 10th get paid June 10. If the birthday is the 11th to 20th, payment comes June 17. Birthdays from the 21st to month’s end are due June 24.
Some people are paid differently. Social Security recipients who started before May 1997, those getting both Social Security and SSI, people outside the U.S., and anyone using Medicare Savings Programs usually get their payment on the third each month. For June, the deposit lands Wednesday, June 3.
Supplemental Security Income, known as SSI, is a needs-based payment for people 65 and up or those who are blind or disabled with little income and few resources. SSI checks usually arrive at the beginning of each month. For June, the payment date is Monday, June 1.
June payments include the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, which is the yearly hike tied to inflation. According to SSA, payments for 75 million Americans increased 2.8% this year. Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano said the move helps keep Social Security in sync with “today’s economic realities.” Social Security
The gross benefit isn’t necessarily what a beneficiary gets in the end. Medicare Part B comes with a standard monthly premium of $202.90 for 2026, which is $17.90 more than in 2025. That premium often gets taken out of Social Security before any payment arrives.
Delayed payments are a regular risk. SSA says to wait three extra mailing days before reaching out if your check is late, according to its calendar. AARP advises checking with your bank or financial institution first.
Electronic payments are the norm, either by direct deposit or through the Direct Express debit card. Only about 281,000 people, or under 0.4% of all beneficiaries, were still paid by physical check as of May 2026, according to AARP.
Spouses and survivors can get caught out here: benefits paid on another person’s earnings record use the original worker’s birthday to set the payment date, not the beneficiary’s. That means June’s Social Security calendar isn’t as straightforward as it seems.
