Even though Social Security payouts usually happen at the same time every month. There are big changes. Federal Holidays are one of these changes. Just so you know, the Agency never plans to send funds on Federal Holidays. So, it’s important to know which days the US government has set aside as national holidays.
You can enjoy U.S. Government holidays because all the payments that were meant to be made on those days are sent out the business day before. The Social Security Administration (SSA) makes sure payments are sent on time this way, so there are no delays caused by banks and SSA offices being closed for holidays.
There will be no Social Security payment on the first Federal Holiday.
It says in this OPM that the U.S. Government has confirmed the dates of all 50 states’ legal holidays in 2025. So it turns out that the first Supplemental Security Income check will be late because of the first Federal Holiday.
SSI users usually get their monthly payment on the first of the month. Because of this, the payment for New Year’s Day (a Federal Holiday) will be sent out on December 31, 2024.
That’s why Social Security has confirmed that the 2025 COLA raise for people who get SSI will happen on October 31. Low-income Americans who need this cash to make ends meet will be very happy to know they will get it 24 hours ahead of time.
Will other Federal Holidays change how much Social Security I get?
Really, there is another important payment that will be late in 2025 because of a Federal Holiday. It will be a Federal Holiday in the United States on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Just so you know, today is Labour Day in the United States. So, the SSI payment that was supposed to be made on September 1, 2025, will now be made the day before.
So, your SSI payment will not be on September 1, 2025 (Labour Day), as planned by the Social Security Administration. Instead, it will be on August 29, 2025. People will get up to $967 a month from SSI.
Full list of Federal Holidays:
- Wednesday, January 01: New Year’s Day
- Monday, January 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Monday, January 20: Inauguration Day
- Monday, February 17: Washington’s Birthday
- Monday, May 26: Memorial Day
- Thursday, June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day
- Friday, July 04: Independence Day
- Monday, September 01: Labor Day
- Monday, October 13: Columbus Day
- Tuesday, November 11: Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 27: Thanksgiving Day
- Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day