Social Security Payment Schedule for October: Some People Will Get 2 Checks Next Month

Some Social Security recipients will get 2 checks in October because SSI payments fall on Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 30. That happens when a scheduled payment date lands on a weekend or holiday, and November gets no SSI payment this time. Traditional Social Security follows a different schedule based on birth dates, with October payments falling on Oct. 14, 21 and 28. People who receive both Social Security and SSI, or who started benefits before May 1997, will get SSI on Oct. 1, SSI again on Oct. 30, and Social Security on Oct. 2.