Second Round of June Social Security Payments Scheduled for June 17

Beneficiaries born between the 11th and 20th of the month are next in line for payments as the Social Security Administration continues its regular June distribution schedule.

Haika Mrema

Published: 6/15/2026, 1:44:14 PM EDT

Second Round of June Social Security Payments Scheduled for June 17 — A Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury in this photo illustration in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. The Government Accountability Office found evidence of Obamacare enrollment fraud involving fake accounts created with Social Security numbers of people reported dead before enrollment. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The second round of Social Security benefit payments for June is scheduled to be distributed this week, with millions of Americans expected to receive their monthly benefits on June 17.

According to the agency’s calendar, beneficiaries whose birthdays fall between the 11th and 20th day of any month are scheduled to receive their payments on June 17.

The June 17 distribution follows the first round of payments that were issued on June 10 to recipients born between the first and 10th day of the month.

Additional Social Security payments remain scheduled for later this month. Beneficiaries born between the 21st and 31st day of the month are expected to receive their payments on June 24, the fourth Wednesday of June.

A separate payment schedule applies to individuals who began receiving Social Security benefits before May 1997. Those beneficiaries typically receive their monthly payments on the third day of each month unless the date falls on a weekend or federal holiday.

The same schedule also applies to people who receive both Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Those recipients generally receive their Social Security payment on the third day of the month and their SSI benefit on the first day of the month.

SSI, a federal program that provides payments to elderly, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources, serves approximately 7.5 million Americans, according to SSA data. Social Security benefits, meanwhile, are paid to 71 million recipients nationwide.

The latest payment distribution comes as policymakers continue to monitor the long-term financial outlook of the Social Security program.

According to the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is projected to become depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032 if no legislative action is taken. At that point, payroll tax revenue would be sufficient to pay about 78 percent of scheduled benefits, the report found.

SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano said in a recent statement that Congress and the administration must “work together to ensure the trust funds continue to provide financial stability now and for future generations.”

Separately, the SSA is continuing a nationwide effort to transition recipients away from paper checks and toward electronic payments. The agency said on June 2 that it plans to complete the shift to electronic payments for all beneficiaries this year.

Recipients who still receive paper checks are being encouraged to enroll in direct deposit or the Treasury Department's Direct Express prepaid debit card program. According to the SSA, paper checks are significantly more vulnerable to loss, theft, alteration, and delivery delays than electronic payments.