February 2025 brings some fixed and some changed dates for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
These payments are critical to recipients who eagerly await them because they provide economic support to more than 72 million Americans and other accepted citizens, including the elderly, blind, and disabled.
February payments actually begin near the end of January. Because February 1 falls on a Saturday, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment, which is normally made on the first of each month, will be moved to January 31.
Following our questions, the SSA explained that the decision to advance payments is intended to prevent beneficiaries from suffering and experiencing delays in their payments.
Social Security payments continue on February 3
February 3 is also a date to remember each month. If a beneficiary received Social Security benefits prior to May 1997 or receives both Social Security and SSI, the Social Security payment will be made on this date. Thus, those who rely on these benefits should monitor their accounts on February 3rd.

The calendar continues for Social Security retirement and disability insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries. These groups of beneficiaries will receive their payments on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of February, distributed as follows:
- Wednesday, February 12: Checks will be issued to retirement beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th of any given month.
- Wednesday, February 19: Payments to those born between the 11th and the 20th.
- Wednesday, February 26: Benefits issued to beneficiaries born between the 21st and 31st.
- Friday, February 28: The SSI payment will be made a little earlier, for the same reason that the February SSI payment was brought forward, because it falls on a weekend.
Benefits and adjustments in 2025
It is worth noting that in January 2025, a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) was implemented in Social Security benefits. This adjustment is intended to help beneficiaries maintain their purchasing power in the face of inflation.
According to the SSA, this increase raises the average monthly retirement benefit by $49, from $1,927 to $1,976. Additionally, the maximum monthly benefit for retirees who begin receiving payments at the full retirement age of 67 is $4,018.
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