Social Security payments for the month of August follow a normal schedule. But those who were previously overpaid by the Social Security Administration may get smaller benefit checks.
That's because the agency was expected to begin withholding 50% of benefits for those who have been overpaid but have yet to begin repayments.
The SSA hasn't released a number of how many recipients may have been overpaid. However, a February 2025 report by the SSA's Office of the Inspector General found the agency overpaid $13.6 billion in Social Security benefits during fiscal years 2020 to 2023. About three-fourths of overpayments (72%) happened because beneficiaries did not successfully report information to SSA that negatively affected their benefits. Such information could include additional salary or retirement earnings and changes in medical condition, such as the end of a disabling condition.
Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically paid on Wednesdays. If your birthdate falls between the first and 10th days of the month, you are issued payments on the second Wednesday of the month (this month, that's Aug. 13), according to Social Security Administration’s calendar.
