We want to show you the Social Security schedule for paying benefits in September 2025. Some of the dates in this calendar have changed because of the federal holiday. Some of the money we pay in September has already gone out.
The SSI (Supplemental Security Income) payment for September was made on Friday, August 29. That early pay was necessary, since the real date of the payment is September 1. That date was a holiday (Labor Day).
More Social Security payments to come in days
And the other payments of Social Security for people who started getting their pay before May 1997. Or for those who get both Social Security and SSI, were sent on Wednesday, September 3. The rest of the September pay will go out following the usual schedule, based on when the person who gets the pay was born.
All the following dates are business days, so there are no other changes for September 2025.
- Wednesday, September 10, 2025: For beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th of any month.
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025: For beneficiaries born between the 11th and 20th of any month.
- Wednesday, September 24, 2025: For beneficiaries born between the 21st and 31st of any month.
The payments are put straight into a bank account or sent by mail. If a payment does not come on the day it should, then allow up to three more days for the post to arrive before calling.
The maximum Social Security benefits to receive this month
Many people who get the pay want to know the most they can get in 2025. These amounts are changed each year for the increase in cost of living. The numbers for 2025 show a 2.5% change.
For a retiree, the most you can get in a single month for claiming at age 70 is $5,108. If you claim at a younger age, the total is different. For example, the most you can get if you claim at age 62 is $2,831.
And the most you can get if you claim at the full age of retirement, which is age 67, is $4,043. The most you can get in a month in disability, under the SSDI program, is $4,018.
The amount is based on the average amount in the index that will be used for the pay. It is not changed because of when you claim to start getting it. And for survivors, you can get as much as 100% of the money the person who died was entitled to.
And this can be a maximum of $5,108 a month if the person who died claimed at age 70. Family benefits have a maximum amount that is found in a different way.
And for Supplemental Security Income, the rest of the numbers are different, since it is not based on how much a person has earned before. It is a needs-based program. The maximum federal payment rate is $967 a month for one person who is eligible and $1,450 for one eligible couple. An essential person can get up to $484.
We hope this helps you see the schedule in a clear way and to show you the information in this calendar. If you still have questions, then you should call the Social Security Office directly for more information, or visit its official website.
