Some Social Security recipients won't get a check in November. See payment schedule

As the government shutdown continues, Social Security recipients may be concerned about their benefits.

Rest assured, Social Security and Supplemental Social Security checks will continue as usual since they are not reliant on congressional approval.

Most of the nearly 74 million who get Social Security benefits receive them on Wednesdays throughout the month. For instance, if your birthdate falls between the first and 10th of the month, you are paid on the second Wednesday of the month, which is Nov. 12; between the 11th and 20th, you’re paid on the third Wednesday (Nov. 19), and if you were born after the 20th of the month, you get paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month (Nov. 26), according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.

Here’s what to know about the Social Security payment for 2025 and when checks will go out in November.

November 2025 Social Security payment schedule

The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules for 2025 and 2026 are available online so that you can use the calendar for budgeting purposes.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule:

• Nov. 12: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month.

• Nov. 19: Birth dates between the 11th and the 20th of the month.

• Nov. 26: Birth dates between the 21st and the 31st of the month.

No SSI payments coming in November

Beneficiaries who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) received two checks in October, but they will not receive a check in November.

When the first of the month falls on a federal holiday or a weekend, SSI benefits are issued early. Since Nov. 1 falls on a Saturday, the November check was sent out on Oct. 31.

The next check SSI recipients will receive will be the December check on Dec. 1. They will also receive the January 2025 check on Dec. 31.

About 7.4 million Americans who may be disabled or have limited resources get monthly SSI benefit payments. About half of those who get SSI also get Social Security.

SSI payment schedule for 2025

Supplemental Security Income checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2025, according to the SSA calendar.

• Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (Check for November 2025)

• Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (Check for December 2025)

• Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 (Check for January 2026)

Is Social Security affected by government shutdown?

Though the furloughs have limited which services are available, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments will continue as usual. These benefit programs are not dependent on congressional approval, so the ongoing standoff between lawmakers does not impact Social Security payments.

However, receipients may find roadblocks on completeing certain Social Security-related tasks or a delay in cost-of-living adjustment information being announced.

Social Security offices are still open during the shutdown, but only some services are available. Per SSA, the following services are still available:

• Applying for benefits

• Requesting an appeal

• Changing address or direct deposit information

• Accepting reports of death

• Verifying or changing citizenship status

• Replacing a lost or missing Social Security payment

• Issuing a critical payment

• Changing a representative payee

• Processing a change in living arrangement or income (SSI recipients only)

• Issuing new or replacement Social Security cards

The following Social Security services are unavailable during the shutdown:

• Replacing a Medicare card

• Issuing a proof of income letter

• Updating or correcting earnings record.

Social Security offices in Arizona

There are more than a dozen Social Security offices in Arizona. To find the office nearest you, visit ssa.gov/locator.

• Apache Junction: 253 W. Superstition Blvd.

• Casa Grande: 1637 E. Monument Plaza Circle

• Chinle: Tseyi Shopping Center on Highway 191

• Douglas: 600 E. 15th St.

• Flagstaff: 2715 S. Woodlands Village Blvd.

• Glendale: 5907 W Kings Ave.

• Globe: 1405 E. Ash St.

• Mesa: 702 W. Jerome Ave.

• Nogales: 1760 N. Mastick Way

• Phoenix: 16241 N. Tatum Blvd. and 250 N. Seventh Ave.

• Prescott: 205 N. Marina St.

• Safford: 650 S. 14th Ave.

• Show Low: 2500 E. Cooley St., Suite 407

• Tuba City: 1010 Main St.

• Tucson: 3808 N. First Ave. and 88 W. 38th St.

• Yuma: 325 W. 19th St., Suite 1

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Some won’t get Social Security check in November. See the schedule