Social Security Payment Schedule for October 2027
Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability payments in October 2027 arrive on Wednesday, October 13, 2027, Wednesday, October 20, 2027, or Wednesday, October 27, 2027, depending on your date of birth. SSI and pre-May-1997 dates are below.
Born on the 1st – 10th
2nd Wednesday
Wednesday, October 13, 2027
Born on the 11th – 20th
3rd Wednesday
Wednesday, October 20, 2027
Born on the 21st – 31st
4th Wednesday
Wednesday, October 27, 2027
Benefits started before May 1997, or you get both Social Security and SSI
3rd of the month
Friday, October 1, 2027
Moved up from October 3, which falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
1st of the month
Friday, October 1, 2027
Watch out in October 2027
- The 3rd of the month payment (benefits started before may 1997, or you get both social security and ssi) is paid early, on Friday, October 1, 2027, because October 3 falls on a weekend or federal holiday.
How these October 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.