Social Security is sending out payments of $2,000 on average today, Wednesday, May 28: find out who’s getting a check
The Social Security Administration is due to send out the next round of monthly Social Security benefits.
Millions of U.S. retirees on Social Security benefits are due to receive their latest monthly payment.
Today - Wednesday, May 28 - the Social Security Administration (SSA) is scheduled to pay out another round of retirement checks.
In addition, the SSA will be issuing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and survivor benefits.
Who gets a Social Security check today, May 28?
Of the U.S.’s approximately 70 million recipients of retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits, most get their check on one of three Wednesdays each month.
Each beneficiary’s designated Wednesday is determined by their date of birth.
Today, the SSA is to issue payments to recipients whose birthday falls on the 21st to the 31st of each month. This is the last of May’s trio of Wednesday payments, after checks were also distributed on May 14 and May 21.
Social Security's Wednesday payment schedule in full - May 2025:
- Born between 1st and 10th: Weds., May 14
- Born between 11th and 20th: Weds., May 21
- Born between 21st and 31st: Weds., May 28
Who gets Social Security outside of the three-Wednesdays schedule?
Americans who began claiming retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits before May 1997 are typically issued their check on the third of each month, regardless of their date of birth.
What’s more, beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income scheme (SSI) - a separate program for low-income individuals who are over 65 or have a disability - are normally paid on the first of each month.
If you receive both SSI and any of the SSA’s retirement, SSDI or survivor benefits, you generally get the former on the first and the latter on the third.
However: As June 2025 begins on a Sunday, next month’s SSI payments are to be brought forward to the nearest working day, which is Friday, May 30.
You can take a look at the SSA’s full payment calendar for 2025 in this online pdf shared by the agency.
How much Social Security money do retirees get in the U.S.?
Retired workers - who represent the vast majority of Social Security beneficiaries in the U.S. - get about $2,000 a month on average.
To be exact, the average monthly retirement check presently stands at $1,999.97 a month, per figures published by the SSA.
The maximum possible retirement check is currently $5,108 per month.
How much money do other Social Security beneficiaries receive?
Disabled workers are paid $1,581.88 per month on average, while recipients of survivor benefits get a monthly average of $1,565.52. Beneficiaries of the SSI program are distributed $717.87 on average each month.
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