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Social Security Adjusts December 2025 Payments by Birthdays

12/11/2025

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The Social Security Administration will issue December 2025 benefits on dates tied to birthdays: December 10, 2025 for birthdays 1st–10th, with December 17, 2025 and December 24, 2025 for ranges.
SSI recipients will receive two December 2025 payments: December 1 and December 31 for January 2026.
Average monthly benefits are $2,012.30 for retirees, $1,588.44 for SSDI, and $717.51 for SSI.
A 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment will increase benefits starting in 2026.

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The Social Security Administration will issue December 2025 benefits on dates tied to birthdays: December 10, 2025 for birthdays 1st–10th, with December 17, 2025 and December 24, 2025 for ranges.
SSI recipients will receive two December 2025 payments: December 1 and December 31 for January 2026.
Average monthly benefits are $2,012.30 for retirees, $1,588.44 for SSDI, and $717.51 for SSI.
A 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment will increase benefits starting in 2026.