September 2026 Social Security Payment Schedule & Benefit Dates
SSI posts Tuesday, September 1; pre-1997 Thursday, September 3. Birthday cohorts are September 9, 16, and 23. Labor Day (Mon Sep 7) sits before the first Wednesday payment and does not shift it.
All 5 cohorts land on their regular scheduled dates this month
September 2026 — Labor Day does not move Wednesday deposits
- Labor Day Mon Sep 7 — before the Sep 9 (2nd Wednesday) payment
- No September 2026 holiday adjustment for SSI or Wednesday cohorts
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
September 01, 2026
1st of the month (or prior business day)
Pre-1997 / Dual eligibility
Claims before May 1997 or concurrent SSI
September 03, 2026
3rd of the month (or prior business day)
Birthdays 1–10
Post–May 1997 Title II
September 09, 2026
2nd Wednesday (holiday → prior business day)
Birthdays 11–20
Post–May 1997 Title II
September 16, 2026
3rd Wednesday (holiday → prior business day)
Birthdays 21–31
Post–May 1997 Title II
September 23, 2026
4th Wednesday (holiday → prior business day)
September 2026 schedule FAQs
Does Labor Day change September Social Security dates?
Not in 2026. The 2nd Wednesday is September 9, after Labor Day Monday.
When is September SSI paid?
Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
Adjacent months & tools
Compare September 2026 with neighboring months, the full-year calendar, or estimate your net deposit after Medicare and tax withholding.
Official Primary Data Sources
Verified against federal statutes, agency publication manuals, and Federal Reserve rules.
Official annual disbursement schedule detailing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday delivery dates.
Federal statutory regulation governing staggered Wednesday payments based on beneficiary birth dates.
Standard banking holidays (Title 5 U.S.C. 6103) governing prior-business-day deposit shifts.
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners used for statutory COLA calculations under 42 U.S.C. § 415.