Social Security March 2026 Payments Scheduled by Birth Date and Eligibility Groups

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is distributing March 2026 payments to millions of beneficiaries, including retirees, disability recipients, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. Payments are scheduled based on birth dates and eligibility groups. SSI recipients received early payments on February 27 due to March 1 falling on a Sunday. Retirees born between the 1st and 10th were paid on March 11, those born between the 11th and 20th will receive payments on March 18, and those born between the 21st and 31st on March 25. Additional groups, such as beneficiaries who started receiving benefits before May 1997, were paid on March 3.