The payment schedule for social security recipients will look a bit different for the start of 2025 -- and beneficiaries will want to take note that they won't receive a payment for at least one month early this year.

Keep in mind that the Social Security Administration also pays benefits in the month after they're due. For example, if you turn 62 on March 21, 2025, you won't be eligible for benefits until April 2025, and you'll get your first check in May 2025.

For recipients who began receiving benefits before May 1997 or who receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), payments are made on the third of each month. SSI payments are made on the first of each month.

A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now in effect.

Those who receive Social Security payments will see a bit of a change to their regularly scheduled payments for the first couple months of 2025. In particular, those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive their first payment of 2025 this Tuesday, the final day of 2024.

The Social Security Fairness Act hopes to bring more benefits to retirees and government employees in 2025. This act ends provisions that reduce federal benefits for those who are eligible for other pensions.

SSI payments usually go out on the first day of the month but are going out earlier for January, February and March.

Calendar changes mean some recipients will get January payments today. Another quirk occurs at the end of 2025.