Here's who gets Social Security payments this week on March 11

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The first wave of Social Security payments for March is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.

The payments for the month of March come on the heels of a worrying report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report from the CBO suggests the Social Security trust fund (official name: the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund) will become depleted in fiscal year 2032 (by September 2032).

Back in June 2025, the program’s trustees estimated the fund would be depleted in 2033.

After the depletion of the trust fund, which makes up the difference between Social Security payments and incoming revenue from payroll taxes, the program will have to begin reducing benefit payments.

Here’s what you need to know about this week’s Social Security payments.

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Who gets their Social Security payment this week?

Beneficiaries who were born between the 1st and 10th day of their birth month are set to receive their monthly Social Security benefit on Wednesday, March 11, according to the SSA’s payment calendar.

When are Social Security payments sent?

Social Security benefits – mainly paid to recipients who are older or retired – are typically paid on Wednesdays.

If a recipient’s birthdate is between the first and 10th of the month, they are usually issued payments on the second Wednesday of the payment month, according to the SSA’s calendar. Recipients born between the 11th and 20th are paid on the third Wednesday, and those born after the 20th are paid on the fourth Wednesday.

More: When to expect your Social Security payment for March. See schedule.

For those who received Social Security before May 1997, you can expect your payment on the third day of the month, unless it falls on a weekend or holiday

Individuals who receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can expect their Social Security payment on the third day of the month and their SSI payment on the first day of the month.

Full 2026 Social Security payment calendar

SSI payment schedule for the rest of 2026

Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are typically issued payments on the first business day of the month. Since March 1, 2026, is a Sunday, payments for March were to go out on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Here are the dates for SSI payments for 2026, according to the SSA calendar:

• Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (Check for April 2026)

• Friday, May 1, 2026 (Check for May 2026)

• Monday, June 1, 2026 (Check for June 2026)

• Wednesday, July 1, 2026 (Check for July 2026)

• Friday, July 31, 2026 (Check for August 2026)

• Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 (Check for September 2026)

• Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 (Check for October 2026)

• Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 (Check for November 2026)

• Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026 (Check for December 2026)

• Friday, Dec. 31, 2026 (Check for January 2027)

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Social Security checks to be sent March 11. See full payment schedule.