Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will get their deposits in September 2025 unchanged, according to the usual schedule of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Checks and direct deposits will be distributed on the established dates according to the age and history of the beneficiaries.
Key payment dates in September
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For those who receive regular retirement benefits (not SSI), payments are scheduled as follows:
– Wednesday, September 3: those who began collecting before May 1997.
– Wednesday, September 10: born between the 1st and the 10th.
– Wednesday, September 17: born between 11th and 20th.
– Wednesday, September 24: born between 21 and 31.
– SSI will not have payments in September
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will not receive a payment in September. This is because September 1 coincides with Labor Day, so the SSA brought the deposit forward to Friday, August 29. This measure is part of the agency’s standard policy, which pays on the previous business day when the official date falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
What to do if a payment is missing
The SSA recommends waiting an additional three business days if a payment does not arrive on the scheduled date. Most electronic deposits are processed on time, but in case of delay, beneficiaries can call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778) Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Support options and offices in New York
Residents who need in-person assistance can go to SSA offices in several upstate New York cities, including Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Middletown. In addition, the SSA offers online tools to calculate benefits, which can begin to be received from age 62, although to receive full payment you must wait until full retirement age (66 years and 8 months for those born in 1958, 67 years for those born in 1960 or later)