--- title: Why Some Social Security Recipients Will Get 2 Checks in July description: SSI recipients will get two payments from the Social Security Administration in July thanks to a quirk in the calendar. authors: - name: Liliana Hall role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/liliana-hall/ bio: Liliana Hall joined Money in 2025. She is an Austin-based reporter for Money, where she covers a range of topics, including financial news, policy, banking, investing, passive income, financial planning and student loan debt. education: University of Texas at Austin at_money_since: 2025 articles: 134 covers: - Retirement - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://x.com/lilihallllllll - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liliana-hall/ editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Retirement - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2026-07-01T12:12:04.000Z' section: Retirement tags: - News word_count: 351 canonical: https://money.com/two-social-security-ssi-payments-july-2026/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Collage of a mailbox with two security check mails and coins](https://img.money.com/2026/06/News-social-security-check-twice.jpg) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will see two payments hit their bank accounts in July thanks to a quirk in the calendar. The second payment is actually August’s benefit, which is arriving a day early. While about 70 million Americans [receive Social Security](https://money.com/social-security-check-this-month/) retirement benefits and roughly 8 million collect disability insurance, roughly 7 million receive SSI. The federal program provides monthly benefits to folks with limited income and resources who are blind, disabled or age 65 and older. ## When will SSI checks arrive in July? If you collect SSI benefits, you likely know that payments typically go out on the first of the month. On Wednesday (July 1), recipients should receive their July payment. But August payments will go out on July 31 because Aug. 1 is a Saturday, according to the Social Security Administration’s 2026 [payment schedule](https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10031-2026.pdf). This change isn’t that unusual. The SSA shifts benefit payment dates whenever they falls on a weekend or federal holiday, and it happens frequently. For example, January’s SSI payment hit accounts on Dec. 31, 2025, because of New Year’s Day. In 2026, SSI recipients can expect two checks to land in the same month in July, October and December. ## Upcoming SSI payment schedule Here’s when SSI payments will be paid out through the rest of 2026. - **July 1**: Regular payment for July - **July 31**: Early payment for August (because Aug. 1 falls on a Saturday) - **Sept. 1**: Regular payment for September - **Oct. 1**: Regular payment for October - **Oct. 30**: Early payment for November (Nov. 1 falls on a Sunday) - **Dec. 1**: Regular payment for December - **Dec. 31**: Early payment for January (Jan. 1 is a holiday) ## Social Security schedule for July 2026 If you receive both SSI and Social Security benefits, the latter will still follow its usual schedule in August. That timing is based on your birthdate for most beneficiaries. However, there are exceptions for folks who started receiving Social Security before May 1997. 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