Did you know that the Social Security Administration (SSA) issues payments for retirees and disability recipients on the same day? The only payday that is different is the one from the Federal Government. Yes, the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits are usually delivered on the first day of the month, or on the previous business day if it falls on the weekend or holiday.
However, SSI will arrive on January 31, rather than February because the 1st will be Saturday. SSA can never issue payments on the weekend. So, the change is mandatory. Then, if you are receiving both SSI and retirement/SSDI, eligible recipients will get Social Security on February 3. Not only will this group of retirees will get a payment on the third. In fact, it will also be your payday if you began getting retirement or SSDI before May 1997.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds of Social Security payments on Wednesdays
The Agency will continue sending out checks and disbursing direct deposits on February 12, February 19 and February 26. To get either SSDI or retirement on one of these days it is necessary to meet the birth date requirement.
This condition will allow retirees and SSDI recipients to get a payment on February 12 if they were born from the 1st to the 10th. Were you born from the 11th to the 20th?
Then, your next Social Security payment will arrive on February 19. Finally, those whose birthdays are after the 20th will receive their SSDI or retirement benefit on February 26, 2025.
Requirements and amounts for Social Security in February 2025
To get retirement or SSDI benefits, you must have filed for Social Security. After that, SSA will give you approval or not. The key requirement is to work for ten years in jobs covered by SSA and pay enough taxes.
If you have not earned 40 work credits at 62, you cannot claim retirement benefits in the United States. However, if you have a disability before turning 62, you can still receive payments due to your medical condition. For example, if you are age 30, you will need just 2 years of work to get SSDI.
The average retirement benefit payment is worth $1,976. SSDI recipients get about $1,580 on average. If you qualify for the largest retirement benefit payment, you can get up to $5,108. It can only be up to $4,018 for SSDI.
