Social Security Payment Schedule for August 2026
Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability payments in August 2026 arrive on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, or Wednesday, August 26, 2026, depending on your date of birth. SSI and pre-May-1997 dates are below.
Born on the 1st – 10th
2nd Wednesday
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Born on the 11th – 20th
3rd Wednesday
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Born on the 21st – 31st
4th Wednesday
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Benefits started before May 1997, or you get both Social Security and SSI
3rd of the month
Monday, August 3, 2026
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
1st of the month
Friday, July 31, 2026
Moved up from August 1, which falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
Watch out in August 2026
- The 1st of the month payment (ssi (supplemental security income)) is paid early, on Friday, July 31, 2026, because August 1 falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
How these August 2026 dates are set
SSA staggers payments by the beneficiary's day of birth: the 1st–10th are paid on the second Wednesday, the 11th–20th on the third Wednesday, and the 21st–31st on the fourth Wednesday of the month. People who started benefits before May 1997 — and anyone receiving both Social Security and SSI — are paid on the 3rd, and SSI arrives on the 1st. Any date that lands on a weekend or federal holiday moves to the business day before it, never later.
Not sure which group you're in? Use the "When is my payment?" tool or browse the full 2026 and 2027 calendars. Wondering what next year's raise means for your check? Try the COLA calculator.