All Social Security funds for January have gone out and February’s funds are proper across the nook. At this level, beneficiaries possible have seen a lift of their month-to-month funds because of the two.5% COLA improve. Recipients of Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance must also see a lift of their month-to-month checks from the COLA as nicely. If you are not certain when you need to anticipate your test, you have come to the correct place.
There are a few elements that go into figuring out whenever you’ll obtain your fee, like how lengthy you have been receiving advantages and the day of the month you had been born.
Read on to search out out when you need to obtain your fee for February, and the way your fee date is set by the Social Security Administration. Plus, we’ll cowl different authorities profit fee dates.
For extra, do not miss the Social Security and SSDI cheat sheet. And in case you’re nonetheless ready in your test from January, try what you need to do in case your Social Security fee is lacking.
When will I get my Social Security test?
Want to know which day of the month you will get your test? Here’s the Social Security and SSDI fee schedule for February.
Social Security fee schedule for February 2025
| You’ve acquired Social Security earlier than May 1997 | Feb. 3 |
|---|---|
| If your birthday falls between the first and tenth of any given month | Feb. 12 |
| If your birthday falls between the eleventh and twentieth of any given month | Feb 19 |
| If your birthday falls between the twenty first and thirty first of any given month | Feb 26 |
How is my Social Security fee date decided?
Social Security funds are sometimes paid out beginning on the second Wednesday of the month. The remaining two funds might be paid out on the next two Wednesdays of the month. Which week you obtain your fee depends upon your birthdate. There is one huge exception, which I’ll cowl beneath.
| Birthdate between: | Social Security test date |
|---|---|
| 1st and the tenth | 2nd Wednesday of the month |
| eleventh and the twentieth | third Wednesday of the month |
| twenty first and thirty first | 4th Wednesday of the month |
Will I obtain my different authorities advantages on the identical day?
If you have acquired Social Security advantages earlier than May 1997, or obtain each Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, your fee schedule is not decided by your birthdate. Instead, funds are paid out each month on the identical date with a few exceptions that I’ll clarify beneath.
Social Security funds might be despatched out on the third of every month, whereas SSI funds are despatched out on the first of every month. These dates will generally change if the first or the third of the month falls on a weekend or vacation. For occasion, March 3 of final 12 months fell on a weekend, so Social Security recipients acquired their March funds two days early, on March 1.
The solely advantages which can be paid on the identical schedule are Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance.
Didn’t obtain your Social Security test? Start right here.
If your test would not present up when it is purported to or in any respect, the Social Security Administration suggests ready for 3 further mailing days earlier than contacting it. After that, you possibly can name the nationwide toll-free quantity: 1-800-772-1213.
The SSA notes that “wait occasions to talk to a consultant are sometimes shorter within the morning, later within the week and later within the month.”
If you are having hassle getting ahold of the SSA by means of the nationwide quantity, you need to use its workplace locator to discover a native workplace to achieve out to.
For extra, see find out how to apply for Social Security advantages for eligible youngsters and find out how to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance.
