The August Supplemental Security Income schedule moves SSI payments to Friday, July 31, so recipients will not get a check in August. The Social Security Administration says the shift happens because Aug. 1 falls on a Saturday in 2026.
Regular Social Security payments stay on the standard August timetable. That split leaves some households with two different benefit dates to track at once: SSI at the end of July, and Social Security on its usual August day.
Social Security Administration schedule
SSI usually goes out on the first of the month, but the Social Security Administration sends it earlier when that date lands on a weekend or holiday. In those months, the payment arrives on the last weekday before the usual send date, which is why July 31 becomes the deposit date here.
The schedule matters for budgeting because the payment labeled for August lands before August begins. Recipients should treat the July 31 deposit as their August SSI money, since no separate SSI check is due once the calendar turns to August.
SSI and Social Security
People who get both SSI and Regular Social Security will receive three payments in July, October and December. In those months, the regular Social Security check arrives on its usual date, while the SSI funds for the following month are sent near the end of the month because the next SSI disbursement date falls on a weekend or holiday.
The next early SSI payment mentioned in the schedule is Friday, Oct. 30, because Nov. 1 falls on a weekend. The pattern is the same each time: the benefit does not disappear, but its payment date moves to the last weekday before the first of the month.
ssa.gov locator
The Social Security Administration says its 2026 payment schedules are online to help beneficiaries plan ahead. It also points people to ssa.gov/locator to find the nearest office in Mississippi, where there are almost two dozen Social Security offices.
For recipients, the practical step is simple: watch the July 31 deposit as the August SSI payment, then keep the normal August Social Security date separate if they get both benefits. That is the timing difference that turns one month of benefits into two different cash-flow dates.
