For recipients who began receiving benefits before May 1997 or who receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), payments are made on the third of each month. SSI payments are made on the first of each month.

Keep in mind that the Social Security Administration also pays benefits in the month after they're due. For example, if you turn 62 on March 21, 2025, you won't be eligible for benefits until April 2025, and you'll get your first check in May 2025.

The Social Security Fairness Act hopes to bring more benefits to retirees and government employees in 2025. This act ends provisions that reduce federal benefits for those who are eligible for other pensions.

Several big changes are in store for Social Security recipients in 2025. The biggest change could still be in store, however, as the nation waits for President Joe Biden to sign newly passed legislation that would boost Social Security payments for millions.

A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now in effect.

Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation set for a final Senate vote in the coming days.