Feb. 23, 2026, 10:17 a.m. CT
People who get Supplemental Security Income checks won’t get a payment in early March. But that’s no reason to worry. Payday is coming early.
Social Security recipients will receive their regular checks. Benefits are typically disbursed to almost 74 million people on Wednesdays, and your payment date depends on the day of the month you were born.
Here’s why SSI recipients don’t get a check some months but can get paid two or more times in others, what you should know about the upcoming payment schedule.
No SSI payments coming in March 2026
The federal government usually pays out SSI checks on the first of each month unless the date falls on a weekend or holiday.
Because March 1 falls on a weekend, that check will be released early on Friday, Feb. 27.
The next SSI check after that will be released on Wednesday, April 1. No foolin’.
March 2026 Social Security payment schedule
The Social Security Administration’s 2026 payment schedules are online to help beneficiaries plan their budgets.
Regular Social Security retirement benefits will be issued according to the SSA’s standard payment schedule in March:
- March 11: Birthdates between the first and 10th of the month
- March 18: Birthdates between the 11th and the 20th of the month
- March 25: Birthdates between the 21st and the 31st of the month
SSI payment schedule for 2026
Supplemental Security Income checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2026, according to the SSA calendar.
It’s usually sent on the first of the month, but they are disbursed early if the first falls on a weekend or holiday.
- Wednesday, April 1 (check for April)
- Friday, May 1 (check for May)
- Monday, June 1 (check for June)
- Wednesday, July 1 (check for July)
- Friday, July 31 (check for August)
- Tuesday, Sept. 1 (check for September)
- Thursday, Oct. 1 (check for October)
- Friday, Oct. 30 (check for November)
- Tuesday, Dec. 1 (check for December)
- Thursday, Dec. 31 (check for January 2027)
Why will some people get paid 3 times in certain months?
People who get both SSI and regular Social Security will be paid three times in October and December.
The regular SSI payment will come on the first, followed by the Social Security check on its usual date and then the SSI funds for the following month will be sent near the end of the month because the next SSI disbursement date falls on a weekend or holiday.
Social Security offices in Mississippi
There are almost two dozen Social Security offices in Mississippi. To find the one nearest you, visit ssa.gov/locator.
- Brookhaven
- Clarksdale
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Corinth
- Forest
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Grenada
- Gulfport
- Hattiesburg
- Hernando
- Jackson
- Kosciusko
- Laurel
- McComb
- Meridian
- Moss Point
- Natchez
- Philadelphia
- Starkville
- Tupelo
- Vicksburg
Contributing: Mike Snider and Laura Daniella Sepulveda
Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with USA TODAY Network. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.