SSA Starts July 8 Social Security Payments for 71.2 Million Beneficiaries
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Updated · AS USA · Jul 3
SSA Starts July 8 Social Security Payments for 71.2 Million Beneficiaries
2 articles · Updated · AS USA · Jul 3
Summary
July 8 marks the first three-Wednesdays Social Security payout for July 2026, covering beneficiaries born on the 1st through 10th of any month.
The SSA will send the next rounds on July 15 for birthdays from the 11th to 20th and on July 22 for those born from the 21st to 31st; claims based on another worker’s record use that person’s birthday.
July 2 payments already went to people who began receiving Social Security before May 1997 and to recipients who also get SSI, because the usual July 3 date was moved up for a federal holiday.
Average monthly benefits cited by the SSA are $2,028 for retirees, $1,493.25 for disability recipients and $1,626.59 for survivor beneficiaries.