Updated
Updated · AS USA · Sep 18
SSA Sets Final September 23 Social Security Payment as 5-Date Benefit Schedule Ends
Updated
Updated · AS USA · Sep 18

SSA Sets Final September 23 Social Security Payment as 5-Date Benefit Schedule Ends

3 articles · Updated · AS USA · Sep 18

Summary

  • September 23 is the last remaining Social Security payment date this month, covering beneficiaries born on the 21st through 31st.
  • The SSA’s September schedule used its standard three-Wednesdays cycle after sending payments on September 9 and 16 to recipients with earlier birth dates.
  • Two earlier September runs were outside that cycle: SSI went out on September 1, while September 3 covered people receiving Social Security before May 1997 and those who also get SSI.
  • Average monthly benefits cited by the SSA were $2,031.74 for retirement, $1,498.43 for disability, $1,634.61 for survivor benefits and $736.54 for SSI.

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