Supplemental Security Income payments were issued at the end of October for the month of November. But the timing of Social Security benefits is business as usual for the many California recipients.

In December 2024, over 6 million people in California received Social Security, according to the Social Security Administration’s figures , with about 78% being retired workers.

Social Security benefits are paid on four dates in November, mainly corresponding to recipients’ birthdays.

Here are those payment dates, according to the SSA's calendar :

Nov. 3: Recipients who received Social Security before May 1997 or receive both Social Security and SSI payments. If the latter, Social Security is paid on the 3 rd .

Nov. 12: Recipients whose birth date falls between the 1 st an

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