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Social Security payment next week: retirees and disability beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th get paid on Wednesday, October 14

Social Security payment next week: retirees and disability beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th get paid on Wednesday, October 14

Francisco Zuasti

Social Security pays on Wednesday, October 14, to retirees and SSDI beneficiaries born between the 1st and the 10th. Who qualifies and the next dates.

Who will receive a Social Security payment this week? These are the retirees and disability beneficiaries who need to know the date

Who will receive a Social Security payment this week? These are the retirees and disability beneficiaries who need to know the date

Francisco Zuasti

There is no regular Social Security payment from October 5 to 11. Retirees and SSDI beneficiaries born from the 1st to the 10th get paid Wednesday, October 14.

Social Security is ending paper checks in 2026: direct deposit, a prepaid card or a Treasury hardship waiver

Social Security is ending paper checks in 2026: direct deposit, a prepaid card or a Treasury hardship waiver

Francisco Zuasti

SSA says it is finishing the paper-check phase-out in 2026 under Executive Order 14247, with direct deposit, a prepaid card or a Treasury hardship waiver.

Social Security payments restart September 1 with SSI: every date from now to October 1

Social Security payments restart September 1 with SSI: every date from now to October 1

Francisco Zuasti

SSI lands Tuesday, September 1 and the pre-1997 group on September 3, with birth-date Wednesdays on the 9th, 16th and 23rd before the October 1 reset.

Social Security stops taxing earnings above $184,500 in 2026, up from $176,100 the year before

Social Security stops taxing earnings above $184,500 in 2026, up from $176,100 the year before

Francisco Zuasti

Social Security payroll tax stops at $184,500 of earnings in 2026, up from $176,100. How the taxable maximum shapes the $5,181 top benefit and the trust funds.

SSDI has two waiting periods: five months before the first check and 24 months before Medicare

SSDI has two waiting periods: five months before the first check and 24 months before Medicare

Francisco Zuasti

SSDI pays nothing for five months and Medicare waits 24, with ALS and ESRD exceptions. How both clocks work against a 186-day average initial decision in 2026.

Social Security’s last August payment lands today, August 26, for birthdays from the 21st to the 31st

Social Security’s last August payment lands today, August 26, for birthdays from the 21st to the 31st

Francisco Zuasti

Social Security pays its final August deposit today, August 26, to beneficiaries born 21st-31st. Average $2,085.98, maximum $5,181, next dates in September.

Patricia, lawyer, Extra Help 2026: $23,940 income limit and the $202.90 Part B premium the Savings Programs can erase

Patricia, lawyer, Extra Help 2026: $23,940 income limit and the $202.90 Part B premium the Savings Programs can erase

Francisco Zuasti

Extra Help 2026 allows $23,940 income and $18,090 resources for an individual. QMB, SLMB and QI run via state Medicaid and can erase the $202.90 Part B premium

Social Security pays its last August check tomorrow, August 26, and nothing more until September 1

Social Security pays its last August check tomorrow, August 26, and nothing more until September 1

Francisco Zuasti

Social Security's last August payment lands tomorrow, August 26, for birth dates 21-31. Nothing more until SSI on September 1 and the pre-1997 group Sept 3.

SSI and Social Security together: how $300 a month turns a $994 federal payment into $714

SSI and Social Security together: how $300 a month turns a $994 federal payment into $714

Francisco Zuasti

SSA's example: $300 of Social Security minus the $20 exclusion leaves $280 countable, cutting a $994 SSI check to $714. Wages count far less under the $65 rule