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Official statement from SSA about payments: Pay attention, this will be great for you

United States Social Security has something important to communicate to millions of Americans: it is a relief

07/08/2025 10:02:00h

Miguel Cuartas Ortego

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a notice about August 2025 payments. The next payment will arrive very soon, depending on your date of birth, and this information is crucial for millions of beneficiaries.

SSA reports that Social Security payments are organized according to your birthday. If you were born between the 1st and the 10th of any month, you'll receive your deposit on the second Wednesday of the month – in this case, Wednesday, August 13. If you were born from the 11th to the 20th, the deposit will be on Wednesday, the 20th, and if you were born between the 21st and the 31st, the payment will be on Wednesday, the 27th.

Important message from SSA for next week: August 13

This system applies to most retirement, disability (SSDI), or survivor beneficiaries who started collecting after May 1997. If you started before that date or you collect SSI along with Social Security, your payment already arrived on August 1.

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For people who receive SSI, SSA announces that this month there are two deposits, since August 1 was the regular payment. Since September 1 is a holiday, the next payment is moved up to August 29, resulting in a second deposit in August and none in September.

Why is this information important?

Because more than 71 million beneficiaries in the United States rely on Social Security as their main monthly source. Knowing the exact week next week —Wednesday, August 13— when your money will arrive is useful for planning your budget without surprises.

Basically, you must be an active beneficiary and comply with the program's rules. If you receive retirement, disability, or SSI, you must keep your information updated with SSA and not have been penalized for overpayments.

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If you have received an overpayment notice from April 25, 2025 onward, your monthly payment could be reduced by up to 50% (original: 50%), according to the government's new recovery rule. Previously, they only withheld 10% (original: 10%). If you can't pay or you consider the collection unfair, you can request a waiver or appeal at SSA.gov.

Be very careful if you have received an overpayment notice

The government justifies this measure by stating that between 2015 and 2022, about 72 billion dollars were distributed in error. Most were due to unreported changes or administrative errors. That's why they consider it fair to expand the withholding to recover those amounts, but they adjusted it to 50% (original: 50%) after criticism from the public and organizations like AARP.

This official SSA statement is relevant because understanding the payment schedule allows you to avoid financial stress. In addition, knowing the new rules about overpayment withholdings gives you time to act if they affect you.

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