Receiving a monthly check from the United States Social Security Administration can provide significant financial relief to the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
If you receive two of these checks, the relief is even greater. So, if you are eligible for these two benefits, you should know ahead of time so you can better manage your finances.
The most notable aspect of having these two checks accepted is that the payment will arrive on two separate days. The two Social Security checks may arrive in the first week, but it is also possible that only one will arrive and the other will arrive in the following week of April.
If we are expecting two Social Security checks in April 2025, it is best to review the entire payment schedule. With this schedule, we will know exactly which days the Administration will send us each check.
Who can receive two Social Security payments?
Social Security payments are made to US citizens who have already applied for them and the administration has accepted them. In that case, retirement checks may arrive on different days of the month, depending on the group of retirees to which each beneficiary belongs.
However, to receive two Social Security checks in the first week of April, we must meet several requirements:
- Have Social Security payment accepted since before May 1997.
- Have the Supplemental Security Income payment accepted.
- Have Direct Deposit activated.
This is the most accurate way to receive a double Social Security payment in the first week of April. If you do not have Direct Deposit enabled, the Administration can send us the checks, but we will not receive them immediately; they will appear a few days later.
Complete Social Security Calendar for April
Social Security payments in April 2025 will be delivered on up to four different days. We’re talking about the retirement payment, of course, because there is also an SSI payment on the first of each month. As a result, there are five payment days in total, but you can only receive two if you are eligible for both.
In any case, the entire Social Security payment schedule for April is as follows:
| Payment Date | Payment Type |
|---|---|
| April 1 | Supplemental Security Income payments. |
| April 3 | Payments for pensioners prior to May 1997. |
| April 9 | Pensioners after May 1997 are in this group. You must also have your birthday between the 1st and the 10th of any month. |
| April 16 | Pensioners after May 1997 are in this group. You must also have your birthday between the 11th and the 20th of any month. |
| April 23 | Retirees after May 1997 are in this group. Your birthday must also fall between the 21st and 31st of any month. |
Remember to set up Direct Deposit to receive your payment on the same day of the month. If we do not activate this collection method, we will still receive our payments, but not on the same day, as the bank typically takes three days to make the funds available to us.
