When do Social Security payments go out for October? See schedule

During the month of October, Social Security payments follow a normal schedule.

Social Security benefits, paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired, typically go out on Wednesdays. If your birthday falls between the first and 10th days of the month, your payment is scheduled to arrive on the second Wednesday of the month (for October, that is Oct. 14), according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar. Only one other time during the year (Jan. 14) has the first payments come out so late in the month.

If you were born between the 11th and 20th, you get paid on the third Wednesday of the month (Oct. 21); those born after the 20th of the month are paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month (Oct. 28), according to the SSA calendar. Social Security recipients who began getting benefits before May 1997 are scheduled to be paid on Oct. 3.

The Social Security Administration’s payments calendar for 2026 and 2027 are available online – and there's a handy calendar below – so you can check the schedules for budgeting purposes.

The check you get in October is technically your Social Security retirement benefits for September, while your October benefits…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/money/