SSA Sends Final May 2026 Social Security Payments on May 27 to 21st-31st Birthdays
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Updated · AS USA · May 22
SSA Sends Final May 2026 Social Security Payments on May 27 to 21st-31st Birthdays
6 articles · Updated · AS USA · May 22
May 27 marks the SSA’s final Social Security payment run for May 2026, covering beneficiaries born on the 21st through 31st of any month.
71.1 million people receive Social Security, with most paid on one of three Wednesdays each month based on birth date; those claiming on another person’s record are scheduled by that person’s birthday.
May’s earlier runs went to beneficiaries born on the 1st-10th on May 13 and the 11th-20th on May 20, while some pre-May 1997 claimants and dual Social Security-SSI recipients were paid early on May 1 because May 3 fell on a Sunday.
Average monthly benefits stand at $2,026.41 for retirees, $1,493.20 for disabled workers and $1,625.56 for survivors, with payments delivered by direct deposit or the Direct Express card.
With rising Medicare costs consuming benefit increases, are retirees actually falling further behind financially each year?
As Social Security's trust fund nears depletion, what will retirement look like for millennials and Gen Z?