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Ohio’s Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can expect to receive two checks in May 2025.
Here’s when recipients can expect SSI payments for May.
When are the two SSI checks sent out for May? Full 2025 payment schedule:
Two SSI checks will be sent out in May, one for May and another for June.
According to the Social Security Administration’s payment calendar, SSI recipients won’t receive a check in June since the June SSI payment is scheduled for May 30. The June payment is issued early because June 1 falls on a weekend.
Here’s a look at the payment schedule for the rest of 2025:
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 (Check for May 2025)
- Friday, May 30, 2025 (Check for June 2025)
- Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (Check for July 2025)
- Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 (Check for August 2025)
- Friday, Aug. 30, 2025 (Check for September 2025)
- Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 (Check for October 2025)
- Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (Check for November 2025)
- Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (Check for December 2025)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 (Check for January 2026)
Social Security distribution schedules for 2025 and 2026 are available online, according to the Social Security Administration.
Traditional Social Security payments (for recipients who are older or retired) are issued on Wednesdays throughout the month for most recipients.
If your birthdate falls between the first and 10th of the month, you are paid on the second Wednesday of the month, which this month is May 14. If your birthday is between the 11th and 20th, you’re paid on the third Wednesday (May 21). And if you were born after the 20th of the month, you get paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month (May 28), according to the SSA calendar.
Social Security recipients who began getting benefits before May 1997 are paid on the third of the month. If they also get SSI, that benefit comes on the first.
How many people in Ohio receive Social Security benefits?
Ohio had more than 2.4 million people claiming Social Security benefits as of December 2023. That included more than 1.7 million retirees and over 300,000 disabled workers.
There are dozens of Social Security Offices in Ohio, including Cincinnati, Columbus, and Akron. Use the Social Security Office locator tool to find a nearby location.
Does Ohio tax social security benefits?
No, the state does not tax social security benefits, but they could be taxed on the federal level depending on how you file your return.
The Ohio Department of Taxation says that filers must claim the Ohio deduction for “taxable Social Security benefits” on the Ohio Schedule of Adjustments to ensure their benefits aren’t taxed by the state.
