Social Security Payment Schedule for May 2027
Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability payments in May 2027 arrive on Wednesday, May 12, 2027, Wednesday, May 19, 2027, or Wednesday, May 26, 2027, depending on your date of birth. SSI and pre-May-1997 dates are below.
Born on the 1st – 10th
2nd Wednesday
Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Born on the 11th – 20th
3rd Wednesday
Wednesday, May 19, 2027
Born on the 21st – 31st
4th Wednesday
Wednesday, May 26, 2027
Benefits started before May 1997, or you get both Social Security and SSI
3rd of the month
Monday, May 3, 2027
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
1st of the month
Friday, April 30, 2027
Moved up from May 1, which falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
Watch out in May 2027
- The 1st of the month payment (ssi (supplemental security income)) is paid early, on Friday, April 30, 2027, because May 1 falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
How these May 2027 dates are set
SSA staggers payments by the beneficiary's day of birth: the 1st–10th are paid on the second Wednesday, the 11th–20th on the third Wednesday, and the 21st–31st on the fourth Wednesday of the month. People who started benefits before May 1997 — and anyone receiving both Social Security and SSI — are paid on the 3rd, and SSI arrives on the 1st. Any date that lands on a weekend or federal holiday moves to the business day before it, never later.
Not sure which group you're in? Use the "When is my payment?" tool or browse the full 2026 and 2027 calendars. Wondering what next year's raise means for your check? Try the COLA calculator.