As is customary, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has previously confirmed the payment of SSDI (workers with disabilities) benefits on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month for groups of recipients who began claiming benefits after May 1997.
The exact dates vary depending on the day of the month the individual was born: For most, payday Wednesday is assigned as follows: Born between June 1 and 10, June 11, 2025. Born between June 11 and 20, June 18, 2025. Born between June 21 and 31, June 25, 2025.
June payment for SSDI recipients: one group done, three to go
For the small group of recipients claiming payments from before May 1997, the payment date is fixed on the third day of each month (except when that day falls on a weekend): in June, the payment was not changed and was deposited on the 3rd. People whose Medicare premiums are covered by their state also receive payment on June 3rd.
None of the dates indicated (3, 11, 18, 25) fall on a weekend or federal holiday in 2025, so no changes are expected.
Disabled workers with SSDI can expect up to $4,018 this month
The maximum monthly SSDI benefit in 2025 is $4,018. The average monthly SSDI benefit is around $1,580. Individual amounts depend on each individual’s income and contribution history. The calculation formula considers wages subject to Social Security tax over a lifetime.
How much did the SSDI income increased in 2025 (and how much to expect for 2026)
The 2025 COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) established a 2.5% increase in monthly Social Security benefits. This means that, on average, beneficiaries saw an increase of approximately $48 in their monthly checks.
The 2026 COLA adjustment will be officially announced in October 2025, once inflation data for the third quarter of the year is available. There is no official figure yet, of course, but the Senior Citizens League (SCL) predicts it will be around 2.4%.
A different COLA projection for 2026
Keil Financial Partners doesn’t seem to entirely agree with the SCL: it projects a 3.1% increase based on detailed analysis of inflation data, and explained how it calculated this projection: As of today, we already have 7 of the 12 months of data that will be used in the final calculation for the 2026 COLA. With this preliminary data, we see that the average index is up 1.38% compared to last year.
Based on historical averages over the past 10 years, the remaining five months are estimated to increase by an average of 0.34% compared to the previous seven months. Combining this information with current figures, the projected calculation would be: 1.0138 × 1.0173 – 1 = 3.14%.
This means that, if inflation continues along similar lines to past years, the COLA increase by 2026 would be approximately 3.1%.
