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Social Security pays benefits in the month following the month for which they are due. The payment you receive in November is for your October benefit. For most people, that payment arrives on the second, third or fourth Wednesday of the month, but there are several exceptions.
Here are the Social Security payment dates for November 2024.
Friday, Nov. 1, and Friday, Nov. 29: People who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). They get two SSI payments in November due to Social Security’s scheduling rules (see below).
Friday, Nov. 1: Social Security beneficiaries who …
- also receive SSI;
- live abroad;
- are enrolled in a Medicare Savings Program;
- or have been receiving Social Security payments since before May 1, 1997.
Wednesday, Nov. 13: Social Security beneficiaries with birthdays between the 1st and 10th of their birth month.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: Beneficiaries with birthdays between the 11th and 20th of their birth month.
Wednesday, Nov. 27: Beneficiaries with birthdays between the 21st and the end of their birth month.
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