Your Social Security retirement payments are paid out based on your birthday. Below is the monthly Social Security benefits payment schedule.
| Birthdate | Payment |
|---|---|
| 1st thru 10th | Your benefits are paid on the second Wednesday of the month |
| 11th thru 20th | Your benefits are paid on the third Wednesday of the month |
| 21st thru 31st | Your benefits are paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month |
| If you received benefits before May 1997, it will continue on the 3rd of the month | |
What If My Payment Falls On A Holiday Or Weekend
If your regularly scheduled Social Security check is due on a weekend or holiday, you will receive it on the preceding business day.
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Reporting A Missing Social Security Benefits Payment
If your benefits check ever goes missing, has been stolen or lost it can be replaced, but it could take a long time. Below explains the process for each type of payment method:
If You Receive Payment By Mail
If you normally receive your check by mail, wait three days after the date you normally receive your check before calling. To report a late, missing, or stolen check, contact the social security help center at 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778) between 7am and 7pm, Monday through Friday. We strongly urge you to consider using direct deposit for future retirement benefit payments.
If You Receive Payment Through Direct Deposit
If you normally receive your check by direct deposit, report a non-receipt of payment immediately by calling 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778) between 7am and 7pm, Monday through Friday.
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Emergency Social Security Payments
If by change you have not received your scheduled social security payment due to severe weather or other emergencies, then in most cases you can go to any open Social Security office and request an immediate payment. To search for an open office near you, Social Security office Locator.
How To Report Misuse Of Your Social Security Number
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, recommends that you take the following steps if you think someone is misusing your social security number:
Step 1: Fraud Alert
Place a fraud alert on your credit file by contacting one of the three companies:
Equifax 1-800-525-6285 / Trans Union 1-800-680-7289 / Experian 1-888-397-3742. The credit agency you contact then will contact the other two, the alert is put on your credit report.
Step 2: Review Credit Report
Review your credit report for suspicious inquiries, accounts or debts that you cannot explain.
Step 3: Close Accounts
Close any accounts you know, or believe, have been tampered with or opened fraudulently.
Step 4: File A Report
File a report with local police or police in the community where the identity theft took place.
Step 5: File A Complaint
File a complaint with the FTC online or call them at 1-877-438-4338/TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
