Social Security payments are typically paid out starting on the second Wednesday of the month. The remaining two payments will be paid out on the following two Wednesdays of the month. Which week you receive your payment depends on your birthdate. There is one big exception, which we'll cover below.

Because of the calendar, Social Security's July payments will arrive a few days sooner than in some months. But some may see smaller checks.

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Combined SSI and Social Security: If you receive both and your Social Security start date predates May 1997, you’ll see the SSI portion July 1, 2025 and the Social Security portion July 3, 2025. Otherwise, Social Security follows the Wednesday schedule above and SSI hits July 1.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of July will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, July 9: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month. Wednesday, July 16: Birth dates between the 11th and 20th of the month.

With an effective date of April 25 on the SSA's communication, it means the 90-day grace period is up as of July 24. The north of 1,000,000 beneficiaries who still owe the SSA following an overpayment can have up to half of their monthly check garnished starting on or shortly after July 24 until the overpayment is settled.

The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be distributed in three days.

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Regular payments will continue on their standard schedule throughout July 2025. However, recipients who received overpayment notices beginning April 25, 2025, may see their payments reduced starting approximately July 24, 2025. The SSA provides a 90-day notice period between issuing overpayment notifications and beginning benefit withholding.

If you happened to have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration (SSA), your check may soon be a bit smaller.

If you happened to have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration (SSA), your check may smaller this month.

The budget includes a deduction for taxpayers over age 65, starting in 2025. But it would benefit fewer than half of older adults, the Tax Policy Center estimates.