Social Security Payment on wednesday: Millions of people in America depend on Social Security to cover their monthly expenses, but not everyone will get their payment this week. The Social Security Administration says only people whose birthdays fall between the 1st and 10th of any month will get their benefits on Wednesday, August 13.
People with birthdays later in the month will receive their payments later in August according to the schedule. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) follows a different payment calendar. Because of the Labor Day holiday, the SSI payment for September will come early on Friday, August 29.
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Why some Payments will be smaller?
Some retirees will notice less money in their account because the SSA has started taking back half of the monthly benefits from people who were overpaid and have not started paying it back. An SSA Inspector General report found that between 2020 and 2023, overpayments added up to $13.6 billion. Most of these happened when people didn’t report changes in their income or medical condition that could change their eligibility.
August 2025 Social Security payment schedule
The SSA staggers payments throughout the month for retirement, spousal, and survivor benefits:
- August 13 – Birthdays from the 1st to the 10th
- August 20 – Birthdays from the 11th to the 20th
- August 27 – Birthdays from the 21st to the 31st
What Is the Average Social Security Payment for Retirees in August 2025? Here’s the Amount
How Benefits Are Calculated
The SSA works out retirement benefits using the highest 35 years of a worker’s earnings, adjusting them for inflation. The age a person claims benefits also changes the amount.
- Age 62: Maximum $2,831 per month
- Full retirement age (67): Maximum $4,018 per month
- Age 70: Maximum $5,108 per month
The average monthly benefit as of June 2025 is $2,005.05, or about $24,000 per year before taxes.
Payments go up each year because of the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). For 2026, the Senior Citizens League expects an increase of 2.6%, slightly higher than the 2.5% increase given in January 2025. The official number will be announced in October.
