Mark Your Calendar: Social Security Payment Dates Arriving in April 2025

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April 2025 marks key payment dates for Social Security beneficiaries based on birth dates. Payments are distributed across four Wednesdays. This year's 2.5% cost of living adjustment is less than the consumer price rise. SSI recipients follow a unique schedule.

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2025-12-19 11:04:34

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Social Security beneficiaries have several payment dates to track this April as the program maintains its regular disbursement schedule. The most important milestone for many is April 16, 2025, which marks a key payment date for those born between the 11th and 20th of any month.

Understanding Your April 2025 Payment Schedule

The Social Security Administration continues its tiered approach to distributing payments throughout April 2025. Depending on when you enrolled and your birth date, your check will arrive on one of four designated Wednesdays. Those who became beneficiaries before May 1997 receive their payments on April 3. The next batch goes out April 9 for individuals born between the 1st and 10th, followed by April 16 for those with birth dates falling between the 11th and 20th. The final group, with birth dates between the 21st and 31st, will see payments arrive on April 23.

If you’re receiving benefits prior to May 1997 or drawing both Social Security and SSI simultaneously, expect your Social Security payment on the 3rd of each month, while Supplemental Security Income arrives on the 1st.

2025 COLA: What It Means for Your Benefits

This year’s cost of living adjustment stands at 2.5%, a modest increase that fails to fully offset the consumer price index rise of 2.8%. While the adjustment is better than receiving no increase at all, it represents a narrower gain than beneficiaries might have hoped. This COLA applies to all Social Security payments distributed throughout 2025, including April disbursements.

Special Considerations for SSI Recipients

Supplemental Security Income recipients follow a unique payment calendar. These individuals—typically those 65 and older with disabilities or limited income—receive payments on the first of each month. However, SSI recipients experience a distinctive annual pattern: they collect two payments during May, August, and November, but receive nothing in January, June, and September. The remaining six months’ worth of benefits (February, March, April, July, October, and December) are consolidated into a single check.

For the complete 2025 payment schedule and additional details, the Social Security Administration maintains comprehensive payment information on its official website.

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