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Social Security Administration headquarters campus in Woodlawn, Maryland, which oversees the SSI program. Photo: Coolcaesar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

SSI Payment Calendar Quirk Leaves August Without a Check for 7.5 Million

Supplemental Security Income recipients get two checks in July and none in August as a weekend calendar rule moves the payment up to Friday, July 31.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read

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