I Was Recently Awarded Social Security Disability Benefits, What Day Do I Get Paid Each Month?

Social Security has a system in place to determine when you will be paid your Social Security disability benefits each month.

Social Security benefits are paid after the month that they are due. Basically, each month that you receive a check from Social Security, that money is for the month preceding the check. If you receive your check at the end of February, that is your monthly benefits for January.

According to Social Security, if you receive benefits as:

• A retired or disabled worker, the payment day will be determined by your birth date.
• A spouse, the payment day will be determined by your spouse's birth date.
• A survivor, the payment day will be determined by your parent's/spouse's birth date.
• A retired or disabled worker and as a spouse, the payment day will be determined by the birth date of the beneficiary of the benefit first received.

If the birthday falls on the 1st - 10th of the month then your benefits are paid on the Second Wednesday of the month.

If the birthday falls on the 11th - 20th of the month then your benefits are paid on the Third Wednesday of the month.

If the birthday falls on the 21st - 31st of the month then your benefits are paid on the Fourth Wednesday of the month.