SSDI Payments for August 2026 Scheduled on Three Wednesdays

The Social Security Administration released the August 2026 schedule for SSDI payments, outlining the exact distribution dates. Beneficiaries will be paid on the first, second, or third Wednesday of the month, depending on their birth date; those born between the 1st and 15th receive the first Wednesday’s check.

A subset of recipients follows an alternate calendar based on the month they first qualified for benefits, which may shift their payment by a week.