Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive two payments in May. Here's why and the the payment schedule for the rest of the year.

Here's what the Social Security payment schedule looks like. Social Security payments are deposited based on the time of month a person was born.

The first round of May’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to retirees in 13 days. Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month,